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ECC vs mob
ECC has 264,832 GitHub stars, 39,574 forks, 208 open issues and last shipped yesterday. mob has 1,787 stars, 171 forks, 34 open issues and last shipped 5 months ago. ECC leads on adoption by 14,720% (264,832 vs 1,787 stars). ECC is written in JavaScript under MIT; mob is written in Go under MIT. ECC has attracted 15% as many forks as stars, mob 10%. 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 | mob | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 265K | ★ 1.8K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | JavaScript | Go |
| Last push | 2026-09-21 | 2026-04-21 |
| Forks | ⑂ 40K | ⑂ 171 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick ECC if
- You weight community size — 265K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick mob if
- You want the mob feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and mob 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 mob
mob is an open source command line tool written in Go that provides fast git handover for remote pair and mob programming, aimed at software teams and developers who collaborate through git.
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Frequently asked questions
Is ECC or mob more popular?
ECC has 264,832 GitHub stars and mob has 1,787. ECC has the larger community by that measure.
Are ECC and mob free?
Both are open source. ECC is licensed under MIT and mob under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between ECC and mob?
ECC is written in JavaScript and mob 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 mob?
Choose ECC if you want the larger community (264,832 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose mob if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.