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Ente vs Tongsuo
Ente has 28,956 GitHub stars, 1,805 forks, 229 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Tongsuo has 1,535 stars, 260 forks, 160 open issues and last shipped 12 days ago. Ente leads on adoption by 1,786% (28,956 vs 1,535 stars). Ente is written in Dart under AGPL-3.0; Tongsuo is written in C under Apache-2.0. Ente has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, Tongsuo 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 | Tongsuo | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 29K | ★ 1.5K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | Dart | C |
| Last push | 2026-09-18 | 2026-09-07 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.8K | ⑂ 260 |
| 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 Tongsuo if
- You want the Tongsuo feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches C
- You evaluated both and Tongsuo 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 Tongsuo
Tongsuo (铜锁) is an open source C library of modern cryptographic primitives and secure communication protocols, developed under the OpenAtom Foundation, and it is built for teams that need Chinese commercial cryptography, TLS, PKI, and privacy preserving primitives from a single dependency.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Ente or Tongsuo more popular?
Ente has 28,956 GitHub stars and Tongsuo has 1,535. Ente has the larger community by that measure.
Are Ente and Tongsuo free?
Both are open source. Ente is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Tongsuo under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Ente and Tongsuo?
Ente is written in Dart and Tongsuo in C. 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 Tongsuo?
Choose Ente if you want the larger community (28,956 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose Tongsuo if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.