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glance vs Bluesky
glance has 37,981 GitHub stars, 1,506 forks, 318 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Bluesky has 18,364 stars, 2,872 forks, 2,400 open issues and last shipped yesterday. glance leads on adoption by 107% (37,981 vs 18,364 stars). glance is written in Go under AGPL-3.0; Bluesky is written in TypeScript under MIT. glance has attracted 4% as many forks as stars, Bluesky 16%. Bluesky 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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Side by side
| glance | Bluesky | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 38K | ★ 18K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Written in | Go | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.5K | ⑂ 2.9K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick glance if
- You weight community size — 38K 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 Bluesky if
- You want the Bluesky feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Bluesky fits your workflow better
About glance
Glance Install • Configuration • Discord • Sponsor Community widgets • Preconfigured pages • Themes A lightweight, highly customizable dashboard that displays your feeds in a beautiful, streamlined interface Features Various widgets RSS feeds Subreddit posts Hacker News posts Weather forecasts YouTube channel uploads Twitch channels Market prices Docker containers status Server stats Custom widgets and many more... Fast and lightweight Low memory usage Few dependencies Minimal vanilla JS Single Configuration Configuration is done through YAML files, to learn more about how the layout works, how to add more pages…
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About Bluesky
Bluesky Social App Welcome friends! This is the codebase for the Bluesky Social app. Get the app itself: Web: bsky.app iOS: App Store Android: Play Store Development Resources This is a React Native application, written in the TypeScript programming language. It builds on the atproto TypeScript packages (like @atproto/api ), which are also open source, but in a different git repository. There is a small amount of Go language source code (in ./bskyweb/ ), for a web service that returns the React Native Web application. The Build Instructions are a good place to get started with the app itself. The Authenticated…
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Frequently asked questions
Is glance or Bluesky more popular?
glance has 37,981 GitHub stars and Bluesky has 18,364. glance has the larger community by that measure.
Are glance and Bluesky free?
Both are open source. glance is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Bluesky under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between glance and Bluesky?
glance is written in Go and Bluesky 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, glance or Bluesky?
Choose glance if you want the larger community (37,981 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose Bluesky if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.