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Ente vs AutomatedLab
Ente has 29,841 GitHub stars, 1,893 forks, 229 open issues and last shipped yesterday. AutomatedLab has 2,235 stars, 381 forks, 31 open issues and last shipped 4 months ago. Ente leads on adoption by 1,235% (29,841 vs 2,235 stars). Ente is written in Dart under AGPL-3.0; AutomatedLab is written in PowerShell under MIT. Ente has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, AutomatedLab 17%. Ente 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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| Ente | AutomatedLab | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 30K | ★ 2.2K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Written in | Dart | PowerShell |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-07-06 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.9K | ⑂ 381 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Ente if
- You weight community size — 30K stars and counting
- You want the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Dart
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick AutomatedLab if
- You want the AutomatedLab feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches PowerShell
- You evaluated both and AutomatedLab fits your workflow better
About Ente
Fully open source end to end encrypted photos, authenticators and more. Ente Ente is a service that provides a fully open source, end to end encrypted platform for you to store your data in the cloud without needing to trust the service provider. On top of this platform, we have built three apps so far: Ente Photos (an alternative to Apple and Google Photos), Ente Locker (a safe space for your most important documents and credentials), and Ente Auth (a 2FA alternative to the deprecated Authy). This monorepo contains all our source code the client apps (iOS / Android / F Droid / Web / Linux / macOS / Windows) for…
About AutomatedLab
AutomatedLab Build Status Last Commit Latest Release Develop Master Project Summary AutomatedLab (AL) enables you to setup test and lab environments on Hyper v or Azure with multiple products or just a single VM in a very short time. There are only two requirements you need to make sure: You need the DVD ISO images and a Hyper V host or an Azure subscription. Sponsors Huge thanks to our regular sponsor @chocolatey! In case you have lived under a rock (or worked mainly on non Windows systems) for the past decade, Chocolatey is a brilliant package management system with a public binary package gallery as well as…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Ente or AutomatedLab more popular?
Ente has 29,841 GitHub stars and AutomatedLab has 2,235. Ente has the larger community by that measure.
Are Ente and AutomatedLab free?
Both are open source. Ente is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and AutomatedLab under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Ente and AutomatedLab?
Ente is written in Dart and AutomatedLab in PowerShell. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Ente or AutomatedLab?
Choose Ente if you want the larger community (29,841 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose AutomatedLab if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.