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Fider vs Artalk
Fider has 4,530 GitHub stars, 852 forks, 57 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Artalk has 2,336 stars, 208 forks, 108 open issues and last shipped 7 days ago. Fider leads on adoption by 94% (4,530 vs 2,336 stars). Fider is written in Go under AGPL-3.0; Artalk is written in Go under MIT. Fider has attracted 19% as many forks as stars, Artalk 9%. Fider 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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| Fider | Artalk | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 4.5K | ★ 2.3K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Written in | Go | Go |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-11 |
| Forks | ⑂ 852 | ⑂ 208 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Fider if
- You weight community size — 4.5K stars and counting
- You want the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Artalk if
- You want the Artalk feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and Artalk fits your workflow better
About Fider
Fider is an open source, self hostable feedback portal, written in Go under the AGPL 3.0 licence, that lets a product team collect feature requests and suggestions from its customers and hear directly what they need.
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About Artalk
Artalk is an open source, self hosted comment system written in Go and released under the MIT license. It is intended for blogs, websites, and web applications that need a comment widget under the site owner’s control. The project is categorized as community and social software, and its topics include blog, comment system, comments widget, go, golang, messenger, react, and self hosted.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Fider or Artalk more popular?
Fider has 4,530 GitHub stars and Artalk has 2,336. Fider has the larger community by that measure.
Are Fider and Artalk free?
Both are open source. Fider is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Artalk under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Fider and Artalk?
Fider is written in Go and Artalk 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, Fider or Artalk?
Choose Fider if you want the larger community (4,530 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose Artalk if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.