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Fider vs LogChimp
Fider has 4,530 GitHub stars, 852 forks, 57 open issues and last shipped yesterday. LogChimp has 1,127 stars, 211 forks, 185 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Fider leads on adoption by 302% (4,530 vs 1,127 stars). Fider is written in Go under AGPL-3.0; LogChimp is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence. Fider has attracted 19% as many forks as stars, LogChimp 19%. Fider was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (feedback), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
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 | LogChimp | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 4.5K | ★ 1.1K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Custom / other |
| Written in | Go | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 852 | ⑂ 211 |
| 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 LogChimp if
- You want the LogChimp feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and LogChimp 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 LogChimp
LogChimp is an open source, self hosted customer feedback and product roadmap tool in the Community & Social / Collaboration & Feedback category, aimed at product teams and maintainers who want to collect user feedback and organise it into boards and roadmaps on infrastructure they control.
read the full LogChimp overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Fider or LogChimp more popular?
Fider has 4,530 GitHub stars and LogChimp has 1,127. Fider has the larger community by that measure.
Are Fider and LogChimp free?
Both are open source. Fider is licensed under AGPL-3.0, and LogChimp has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Fider and LogChimp?
Fider is written in Go and LogChimp in TypeScript. 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 LogChimp?
Choose Fider if you want the larger community (4,530 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose LogChimp if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.