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ECC vs cocoa-way
ECC has 263,046 GitHub stars, 39,360 forks, 201 open issues and last shipped today. cocoa-way has 1,032 stars, 23 forks, 2 open issues and last shipped 11 days ago. ECC leads on adoption by 25,389% (263,046 vs 1,032 stars). ECC is written in JavaScript under MIT; cocoa-way is written in Rust under GPL-3.0. ECC has attracted 15% as many forks as stars, cocoa-way 2%. ECC was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
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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| ECC | cocoa-way | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 263K | ★ 1.0K |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0 |
| Written in | JavaScript | Rust |
| Last push | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-09 |
| Forks | ⑂ 39K | ⑂ 23 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick ECC if
- You weight community size — 263K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick cocoa-way if
- You want the cocoa-way feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Rust
- You evaluated both and cocoa-way fits your workflow better
About ECC
ECC is an MIT licensed open source agent harness performance optimization system that gives AI coding agents a coordinated engineering workflow — plan, test, implement, review, verify, remember, improve — for developers working in Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Cursor, and other harnesses.
About cocoa-way
Cocoa Way is a native macOS Wayland compositor and Linux application control plane, written in Rust and licensed under GPL 3.0, that presents Linux applications through a Metal renderer for macOS users who want Linux desktops and individual Linux GUI applications running alongside their Mac environment rather than inside a remote desktop viewer.
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Frequently asked questions
Is ECC or cocoa-way more popular?
ECC has 263,046 GitHub stars and cocoa-way has 1,032. ECC has the larger community by that measure.
Are ECC and cocoa-way free?
Both are open source. ECC is licensed under MIT and cocoa-way under GPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between ECC and cocoa-way?
ECC is written in JavaScript and cocoa-way in Rust. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, ECC or cocoa-way?
Choose ECC if you want the larger community (263,046 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose cocoa-way if its feature set, stack or GPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.