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Encore vs superpowers-zh
Encore has 12,369 GitHub stars, 622 forks, 127 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. superpowers-zh has 8,157 stars, 763 forks, 12 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. Encore leads on adoption by 52% (12,369 vs 8,157 stars). Encore is written in Go under MPL-2.0; superpowers-zh is written in JavaScript under MIT. Encore has attracted 5% as many forks as stars, superpowers-zh 9%. Encore 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 | superpowers-zh | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 12K | ★ 8.2K |
| License | MPL-2.0 | MIT |
| Written in | Go | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-18 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 622 | ⑂ 763 |
| 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 superpowers-zh if
- You want the superpowers-zh feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You evaluated both and superpowers-zh 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 superpowers-zh
superpowers zh is the Chinese language community edition of the superpowers agent skills framework, packaging 20 skills — 14 translated from upstream plus 4 written for Chinese development workflows — for use across 26 AI coding tools, and it is aimed at Chinese speaking developers and teams who already drive assistants such as Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, or Gemini CLI and want those assistants to follow a disciplined engineering method instead of jumping straight into code.
read the full superpowers-zh overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Encore or superpowers-zh more popular?
Encore has 12,369 GitHub stars and superpowers-zh has 8,157. Encore has the larger community by that measure.
Are Encore and superpowers-zh free?
Both are open source. Encore is licensed under MPL-2.0 and superpowers-zh under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Encore and superpowers-zh?
Encore is written in Go and superpowers-zh in JavaScript. 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 superpowers-zh?
Choose Encore if you want the larger community (12,369 stars) or its MPL-2.0 licence terms. Choose superpowers-zh if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.