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ECC vs gojq
ECC has 263,046 GitHub stars, 39,360 forks, 201 open issues and last shipped today. gojq has 3,804 stars, 154 forks, 18 open issues and last shipped yesterday. ECC leads on adoption by 6,815% (263,046 vs 3,804 stars). ECC is written in JavaScript under MIT; gojq is written in Go under MIT. ECC has attracted 15% as many forks as stars, gojq 4%. 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 | gojq | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 263K | ★ 3.8K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | JavaScript | Go |
| Last push | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-19 |
| Forks | ⑂ 39K | ⑂ 154 |
| 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 gojq if
- You want the gojq feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and gojq 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 gojq
gojq is a pure Go implementation of the jq command line JSON processor, built for Go developers and shell users who want jq's query language without jq's C dependencies.
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Frequently asked questions
Is ECC or gojq more popular?
ECC has 263,046 GitHub stars and gojq has 3,804. ECC has the larger community by that measure.
Are ECC and gojq free?
Both are open source. ECC is licensed under MIT and gojq under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between ECC and gojq?
ECC is written in JavaScript and gojq in Go. 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 gojq?
Choose ECC if you want the larger community (263,046 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose gojq if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.