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ECC vs Jitsu
ECC has 297,140 GitHub stars, 43,927 forks, 225 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. Jitsu has 5,127 stars, 404 forks, 43 open issues and last shipped yesterday. ECC leads on adoption by 5,696% (297,140 vs 5,127 stars). ECC is written in JavaScript under MIT; Jitsu is written in TypeScript under MIT. ECC has attracted 15% as many forks as stars, Jitsu 8%. Jitsu 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 | Jitsu | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 297K | ★ 5.1K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-04 |
| Forks | ⑂ 44K | ⑂ 404 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick ECC if
- You weight community size — 297K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Jitsu if
- You want the Jitsu feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Jitsu fits your workflow better
About ECC
Language: English العربية Português (Brasil) 简体中文 繁體中文 日本語 한국어 Türkçe Русский Tiếng Việt ไทย Deutsch Español Українська Polski বাংলা [!WARNING] Official sources only. Install ECC only from verified channels: the GitHub repository github.com/affaan m/ECC, the npm packages ecc universal and ecc agentshield , the GitHub App, the plugin slug ecc@ecc , and the project website ecc.tools. Third party re uploads and unofficial mirrors are not maintained or reviewed by the project and may contain malware. Install with Claude Code Use the guided setup or native plugin commands. Both install the same ecc@ecc plugin. Choose…
About Jitsu
Open source event data platform. An alternative to Segment. Website · Docs · MCP Server · Jitsu Cloud · Self hosting · Slack · MIT License What is Jitsu? Jitsu collects event data from your websites, apps and servers, and delivers it to your data warehouse and to whatever other tools you use. It covers the same ground as Segment, but it's MIT licensed and self hostable, so the whole pipeline can run inside your own infrastructure — or on Jitsu Cloud, same software, hosted. Data lands in minutes, not hours: Segment loads warehouses once or twice a day (hourly at best), while Jitsu delivers per destination in…
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Frequently asked questions
Is ECC or Jitsu more popular?
ECC has 297,140 GitHub stars and Jitsu has 5,127. ECC has the larger community by that measure.
Are ECC and Jitsu free?
Both are open source. ECC is licensed under MIT and Jitsu under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between ECC and Jitsu?
ECC is written in JavaScript and Jitsu 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, ECC or Jitsu?
Choose ECC if you want the larger community (297,140 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Jitsu if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.