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it-tools vs Convex
it-tools has 40,640 GitHub stars, 5,432 forks, 821 open issues and last shipped 4 days ago. Convex has 12,583 stars, 814 forks, 220 open issues and last shipped yesterday. it-tools leads on adoption by 223% (40,640 vs 12,583 stars). it-tools is written in Vue under GPL-3.0; Convex is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence. it-tools has attracted 13% as many forks as stars, Convex 6%. Convex was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (typescript), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| it-tools | Convex | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 41K | ★ 13K |
| License | GPL-3.0 | Custom / other |
| Written in | Vue | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-16 | 2026-09-19 |
| Forks | ⑂ 5.4K | ⑂ 814 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick it-tools if
- You weight community size — 41K stars and counting
- You want the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Vue
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Convex if
- You want the Convex feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Convex fits your workflow better
About it-tools
it tools be self hostable web collection of small developer and IT utilities — converters, encoders, formatters, generators — built with Vue and TypeScript, shipped as Docker image, aimed at developers, IT people, and homelab owners who want those tools without shipping data to third party sites.
read the full it-tools overview →
About Convex
Convex is an open source reactive database for web application developers, with a Rust backend and TypeScript packages, in the backend, database, and TypeScript ecosystem. It combines a database, server functions, and client libraries so developers can fetch data and perform business logic in pure TypeScript while keeping strong consistency and live updating behavior.
read the full Convex overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is it-tools or Convex more popular?
it-tools has 40,640 GitHub stars and Convex has 12,583. it-tools has the larger community by that measure.
Are it-tools and Convex free?
Both are open source. it-tools is licensed under GPL-3.0, and Convex has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between it-tools and Convex?
it-tools is written in Vue and Convex in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, it-tools or Convex?
Choose it-tools if you want the larger community (40,640 stars) or its GPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose Convex if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.