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Ente vs rememory
Ente has 28,956 GitHub stars, 1,805 forks, 229 open issues and last shipped yesterday. rememory has 1,452 stars, 79 forks, 20 open issues and last shipped 14 days ago. Ente leads on adoption by 1,894% (28,956 vs 1,452 stars). Ente is written in Dart under AGPL-3.0; rememory is written in Go under Apache-2.0. Ente has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, rememory 5%. 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 | rememory | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 29K | ★ 1.5K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | Dart | Go |
| Last push | 2026-09-18 | 2026-09-05 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.8K | ⑂ 79 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Ente if
- You weight community size — 29K 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 rememory if
- You want the rememory feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and rememory fits your workflow better
About Ente
Ente is a fully open source, end to end encrypted platform for storing photos, documents and credentials in the cloud, packaged as a monorepo of client apps and a server, and intended for people who want the features of Google Photos, Apple Photos and Authy without having to trust the service provider with their data.
About rememory
ReMemory is an Apache 2.0 licensed encryption tool written in Go that seals your files with age encryption, splits the decryption key into separate pieces held by people you trust, and lets a threshold of those people unlock the archive together without any server being involved.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Ente or rememory more popular?
Ente has 28,956 GitHub stars and rememory has 1,452. Ente has the larger community by that measure.
Are Ente and rememory free?
Both are open source. Ente is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and rememory under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Ente and rememory?
Ente is written in Dart and rememory in Go. 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 rememory?
Choose Ente if you want the larger community (28,956 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose rememory if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.