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edict vs Alexandrie
edict has 16,900 GitHub stars, 1,769 forks, 18 open issues and last shipped 11 days ago. Alexandrie has 2,752 stars, 193 forks, 29 open issues and last shipped 4 days ago. edict leads on adoption by 514% (16,900 vs 2,752 stars). edict is written in Python under MIT; Alexandrie is written in Vue under MIT. edict has attracted 10% as many forks as stars, Alexandrie 7%. Alexandrie was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (kanban), 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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| edict | Alexandrie | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 17K | ★ 2.8K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | Python | Vue |
| Last push | 2026-09-07 | 2026-09-14 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.8K | ⑂ 193 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick edict if
- You weight community size — 17K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Alexandrie if
- You want the Alexandrie feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Vue
- You evaluated both and Alexandrie fits your workflow better
About edict
Edict is an MIT licensed Python orchestration system that runs multi agent LLM work through the Tang dynasty Three Departments and Six Ministries, splitting the job across eleven business roles plus one compatibility role so that planning, review, dispatch, and execution are handled by separate agents, and it is built for teams running OpenClaw that need every hand off between agents to be reviewable, auditable, and interruptible.
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About Alexandrie
Alexandrie is an open source, self hosted knowledge base and project & work management tool. It lives in the Vue/Nuxt, Golang, Docker, and offline first web app ecosystem. It provides an extended Markdown editor for organizing, searching, sharing, and exporting notes from desktop or mobile devices.
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Frequently asked questions
Is edict or Alexandrie more popular?
edict has 16,900 GitHub stars and Alexandrie has 2,752. edict has the larger community by that measure.
Are edict and Alexandrie free?
Both are open source. edict is licensed under MIT and Alexandrie under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between edict and Alexandrie?
edict is written in Python and Alexandrie in Vue. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, edict or Alexandrie?
Choose edict if you want the larger community (16,900 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Alexandrie if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.