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frp vs blocky
frp has 110,449 GitHub stars, 15,304 forks, 48 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. blocky has 7,090 stars, 319 forks, 51 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. frp leads on adoption by 1,458% (110,449 vs 7,090 stars). frp is written in Go under Apache-2.0; blocky is written in Go under Apache-2.0. frp has attracted 14% as many forks as stars, blocky 4%. frp 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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| frp | blocky | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 110K | ★ 7.1K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | Go | Go |
| Last push | 2026-11-04 | 2026-11-04 |
| Forks | ⑂ 15K | ⑂ 319 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick frp if
- You weight community size — 110K stars and counting
- You want the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick blocky if
- You want the blocky feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and blocky fits your workflow better
About frp
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About blocky
Blocky Blocky is a DNS proxy and ad blocker for the local network written in Go with following features: Features Blocking Blocking of DNS queries with external lists (Ad block, malware) and allowlisting Definition of allow/denylists per client group (Kids, Smart home devices, etc.) Periodical reload of external allow/denylists Regex support Blocking of request domain, response CNAME (deep CNAME inspection) and response IP addresses (against IP lists) Advanced DNS configuration not just an ad blocker Custom DNS resolution for certain domain names Conditional forwarding to external DNS server Upstream resolvers…
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Frequently asked questions
Is frp or blocky more popular?
frp has 110,449 GitHub stars and blocky has 7,090. frp has the larger community by that measure.
Are frp and blocky free?
Both are open source. frp is licensed under Apache-2.0 and blocky under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between frp and blocky?
frp is written in Go and blocky 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, frp or blocky?
Choose frp if you want the larger community (110,449 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose blocky if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.