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ECC vs openidea
ECC has 295,522 GitHub stars, 43,761 forks, 209 open issues and last shipped yesterday. openidea has 4,836 stars, 389 forks, 87 open issues and last shipped yesterday. ECC leads on adoption by 6,011% (295,522 vs 4,836 stars). ECC is written in JavaScript under MIT; openidea is written in TypeScript under Apache-2.0. ECC has attracted 15% as many forks as stars, openidea 8%. openidea 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 | openidea | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 296K | ★ 4.8K |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 44K | ⑂ 389 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick ECC if
- You weight community size — 296K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick openidea if
- You want the openidea feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and openidea 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 openidea
The IDE you know, rebuilt in Rust. Download · Benchmark · Build · Discord OpenIDEA brings the IntelliJ IDEA way of working — its keymap, its tool windows, its search everything habits — to a native app with a Rust core. Editor, code insight, debugger, Git, terminal, database and HTTP clients, for 60+ languages. Builds for macOS, Windows and Linux. Benchmark Opening freqtrade (Python, 770 files) with warm caches, median of 5 runs: A release build of OpenIDEA from main and IDEA with default settings and plugins, on Windows 11, 32 core AMD, 62 GB RAM. IDEA analyses Python more deeply, so "ready" doesn't mean the…
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Frequently asked questions
Is ECC or openidea more popular?
ECC has 295,522 GitHub stars and openidea has 4,836. ECC has the larger community by that measure.
Are ECC and openidea free?
Both are open source. ECC is licensed under MIT and openidea under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between ECC and openidea?
ECC is written in JavaScript and openidea 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 openidea?
Choose ECC if you want the larger community (295,522 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose openidea if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.