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glance vs annict
glance has 37,086 GitHub stars, 1,463 forks, 318 open issues and last shipped 13 days ago. annict has 780 stars, 97 forks, 203 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. glance leads on adoption by 4,655% (37,086 vs 780 stars). glance is written in Go under AGPL-3.0; annict is written in Go under AGPL-3.0. glance has attracted 4% as many forks as stars, annict 12%. annict was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (go), 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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| glance | annict | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 37K | ★ 780 |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | Go | Go |
| Last push | 2026-09-05 | 2026-09-16 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.5K | ⑂ 97 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick glance if
- You weight community size — 37K 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 annict if
- You want the annict 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 annict fits your workflow better
About glance
Glance is a self hosted dashboard application written in Go and released under the AGPL 3.0 license. It gathers feeds and status information from many sources into a single customizable page, so that a user can read news, follow channels and watch server health from one interface instead of opening a separate tab or application for each source. It lives in the self hosted and homelab ecosystem, alongside other Docker packaged services that users run on their own hardware. The project has been on GitHub for about two years, holds roughly 37,000 stars and 1,454 forks, and its topic list places it among aggregators,…
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About annict
Annict (アニクト) is an AGPL 3.0 licensed, Go based anime viewing record and social networking platform, published as the annict/annict repository and operated in production at annict.com, built for anime watchers who want to find the next title to watch and for the developers who run or contribute to an instance.
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Frequently asked questions
Is glance or annict more popular?
glance has 37,086 GitHub stars and annict has 780. glance has the larger community by that measure.
Are glance and annict free?
Both are open source. glance is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and annict under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between glance and annict?
glance is written in Go and annict 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, glance or annict?
Choose glance if you want the larger community (37,086 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose annict if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.