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Ente vs Stoat
Ente has 29,841 GitHub stars, 1,893 forks, 229 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Stoat has 3,439 stars, 408 forks, 139 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. Ente leads on adoption by 768% (29,841 vs 3,439 stars). Ente is written in Dart under AGPL-3.0; Stoat is written in Rust under a custom or non-standard licence. Ente has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, Stoat 12%. 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 | Stoat | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 30K | ★ 3.4K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Custom / other |
| Written in | Dart | Rust |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-01 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.9K | ⑂ 408 |
| 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 Stoat if
- You want the Stoat feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches Rust
- You evaluated both and Stoat 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 Stoat
Stoat Backend The services and libraries that power the Stoat service.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Ente or Stoat more popular?
Ente has 29,841 GitHub stars and Stoat has 3,439. Ente has the larger community by that measure.
Are Ente and Stoat free?
Both are open source. Ente is licensed under AGPL-3.0, and Stoat has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Ente and Stoat?
Ente is written in Dart and Stoat in Rust. 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 Stoat?
Choose Ente if you want the larger community (29,841 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose Stoat if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.