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Flarum vs kun-galgame-forum
Flarum has 16,441 GitHub stars, 1,676 forks, 1 open issues and last shipped 25 days ago. kun-galgame-forum has 2,211 stars, 80 forks, 15 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Flarum leads on adoption by 644% (16,441 vs 2,211 stars). Flarum is written in PHP under MIT; kun-galgame-forum is written in Go under AGPL-3.0. Flarum has attracted 10% as many forks as stars, kun-galgame-forum 4%. kun-galgame-forum was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (forum), 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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| Flarum | kun-galgame-forum | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 16K | ★ 2.2K |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | PHP | Go |
| Last push | 2026-10-09 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.7K | ⑂ 80 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Flarum if
- You weight community size — 16K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches PHP
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick kun-galgame-forum if
- You want the kun-galgame-forum feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and kun-galgame-forum fits your workflow better
About Flarum
About Flarum Flarum is a delightfully simple discussion platform for your website. It's fast and easy to use, with all the features you need to run a successful community. It is designed to be: Fast and simple. No clutter, no bloat, no complex dependencies. Flarum is built with PHP so it’s quick and easy to deploy. The interface is powered by Mithril, a performant JavaScript framework with a tiny footprint. Beautiful and responsive. This is forum software for humans. Flarum is carefully designed to be consistent and intuitive across platforms, out of the box. Powerful and extensible. Customize, extend, and…
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About kun-galgame-forum
English 日本語 简体中文 繁體中文 Contact us: Telegram Discord The image is sourced from the game Ark Order and features the character KUN (鲲). AI assisted development: Since version 5.1.0 , this project has used LLM assisted development tools, including Codex and Claude Code. All code through version 5.0.70 was written entirely by hand. The last fully hand written revision is v5.0.70 (commit b4ad59e). 鲲 Galgame 论坛 (KUN Galgame Forum) Website Introduction 鲲 Galgame is a community of people who love visual novels and Galgames. Its public sites include: 鲲 Galgame 论坛 (this project) 鲲 Galgame 表情包 鲲 Galgame 开发文档 鲲 Galgame 导航 鲲…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Flarum or kun-galgame-forum more popular?
Flarum has 16,441 GitHub stars and kun-galgame-forum has 2,211. Flarum has the larger community by that measure.
Are Flarum and kun-galgame-forum free?
Both are open source. Flarum is licensed under MIT and kun-galgame-forum under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Flarum and kun-galgame-forum?
Flarum is written in PHP and kun-galgame-forum 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, Flarum or kun-galgame-forum?
Choose Flarum if you want the larger community (16,441 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose kun-galgame-forum if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.