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ECC vs gitlogue
ECC has 261,896 GitHub stars, 39,186 forks, 228 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. gitlogue has 4,983 stars, 114 forks, 12 open issues and last shipped 5 days ago. ECC leads on adoption by 5,156% (261,896 vs 4,983 stars). ECC is written in JavaScript under MIT; gitlogue is written in Rust under ISC. ECC has attracted 15% as many forks as stars, gitlogue 2%. ECC was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (developer-tools, productivity), 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 | gitlogue | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 262K | ★ 5.0K |
| License | MIT | ISC |
| Written in | JavaScript | Rust |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-14 |
| Forks | ⑂ 39K | ⑂ 114 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick ECC if
- You weight community size — 262K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick gitlogue if
- You want the gitlogue feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the ISC license terms
- Your stack matches Rust
- You evaluated both and gitlogue 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 gitlogue
gitlogue is a cinematic Git commit replay tool for the terminal that turns a repository's commit history into an animated story with realistic typing, syntax highlighting and file tree transitions, aimed at developers who want to watch code change over time rather than read it as static log output.
read the full gitlogue overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is ECC or gitlogue more popular?
ECC has 261,896 GitHub stars and gitlogue has 4,983. ECC has the larger community by that measure.
Are ECC and gitlogue free?
Both are open source. ECC is licensed under MIT and gitlogue under ISC. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between ECC and gitlogue?
ECC is written in JavaScript and gitlogue 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 gitlogue?
Choose ECC if you want the larger community (261,896 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose gitlogue if its feature set, stack or ISC licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.