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ECC vs Rowy
ECC has 263,046 GitHub stars, 39,368 forks, 204 open issues and last shipped today. Rowy has 6,841 stars, 557 forks, 80 open issues and last shipped 1.8 years ago. ECC leads on adoption by 3,745% (263,046 vs 6,841 stars). ECC is written in JavaScript under MIT; Rowy is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence. ECC has attracted 15% as many forks as stars, Rowy 8%. 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 | Rowy | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 263K | ★ 6.8K |
| License | MIT | Custom / other |
| Written in | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-20 | 2024-11-23 |
| Forks | ⑂ 39K | ⑂ 557 |
| 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 Rowy if
- You want the Rowy feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Rowy 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 Rowy
Rowy is an open source low code backend platform that runs in the browser. It provides a spreadsheet like interface for managing data stored in Firestore, and it embeds a code editor for writing cloud functions in JavaScript or TypeScript. The project lives in the Firebase and Google Cloud Platform ecosystem, and it is written in TypeScript. It is commonly described as an Airtable style front end for a Firestore database, with automation built in.
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Frequently asked questions
Is ECC or Rowy more popular?
ECC has 263,046 GitHub stars and Rowy has 6,841. ECC has the larger community by that measure.
Are ECC and Rowy free?
Both are open source. ECC is licensed under MIT, and Rowy has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between ECC and Rowy?
ECC is written in JavaScript and Rowy 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 Rowy?
Choose ECC if you want the larger community (263,046 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Rowy if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.