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ECC vs FreeDomains
ECC has 273,125 GitHub stars, 40,766 forks, 345 open issues and last shipped today. FreeDomains has 12,443 stars, 265 forks, 1 open issues and last shipped 19 days ago. ECC leads on adoption by 2,095% (273,125 vs 12,443 stars). ECC is written in JavaScript under MIT; FreeDomains is written in JavaScript under AGPL-3.0. ECC has attracted 15% as many forks as stars, FreeDomains 2%. ECC was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (developer-tools), 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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| ECC | FreeDomains | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 273K | ★ 12K |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | JavaScript | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-10-05 | 2026-09-16 |
| Forks | ⑂ 41K | ⑂ 265 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick ECC if
- You weight community size — 273K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick FreeDomains if
- You want the FreeDomains feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You evaluated both and FreeDomains 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 FreeDomains
Stackryze Domains is a free managed subdomain service that lets developers, students, and open source projects claim a subdomain under shared public suffixes and point it at any hosting provider or their own infrastructure.
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Frequently asked questions
Is ECC or FreeDomains more popular?
ECC has 273,125 GitHub stars and FreeDomains has 12,443. ECC has the larger community by that measure.
Are ECC and FreeDomains free?
Both are open source. ECC is licensed under MIT and FreeDomains under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between ECC and FreeDomains?
ECC is written in JavaScript and FreeDomains in JavaScript. 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 FreeDomains?
Choose ECC if you want the larger community (273,125 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose FreeDomains if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.