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Encore vs plannotator
Encore has 12,369 GitHub stars, 622 forks, 127 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. plannotator has 8,814 stars, 663 forks, 155 open issues and last shipped today. Encore leads on adoption by 40% (12,369 vs 8,814 stars). Encore is written in Go under MPL-2.0; plannotator is written in TypeScript under Apache-2.0. Encore has attracted 5% as many forks as stars, plannotator 8%. plannotator 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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| Encore | plannotator | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 12K | ★ 8.8K |
| License | MPL-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | Go | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-18 | 2026-09-20 |
| Forks | ⑂ 622 | ⑂ 663 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Encore if
- You weight community size — 12K stars and counting
- You want the MPL-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick plannotator if
- You want the plannotator 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 plannotator fits your workflow better
About Encore
Encore is an open source infrastructure platform for backend development, written in Go under MPL 2.0. It lives in the Go and TypeScript cloud native ecosystem and lets developers declare databases, Pub/Sub, object storage, caches, cron jobs, and secrets in application code. The project combines an infrastructure SDK with an optional managed platform that deploys to a user's AWS or GCP account.
read the full Encore overview →
About plannotator
Plannotator is a local, browser based review surface for AI coding agents that lets a developer annotate plans, documents, HTML artifacts, and code diffs, share them with a team, and send feedback back to the agent in one action.
read the full plannotator overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Encore or plannotator more popular?
Encore has 12,369 GitHub stars and plannotator has 8,814. Encore has the larger community by that measure.
Are Encore and plannotator free?
Both are open source. Encore is licensed under MPL-2.0 and plannotator under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Encore and plannotator?
Encore is written in Go and plannotator 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, Encore or plannotator?
Choose Encore if you want the larger community (12,369 stars) or its MPL-2.0 licence terms. Choose plannotator if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.