head to head · open source
glance vs CatchUp
glance has 37,981 GitHub stars, 1,506 forks, 318 open issues and last shipped yesterday. CatchUp has 2,107 stars, 210 forks, 31 open issues and last shipped 6 days ago. glance leads on adoption by 1,703% (37,981 vs 2,107 stars). glance is written in Go under AGPL-3.0; CatchUp is written in Kotlin under Apache-2.0. glance has attracted 4% as many forks as stars, CatchUp 10%. glance 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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| glance | CatchUp | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 38K | ★ 2.1K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | Go | Kotlin |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-10-28 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.5K | ⑂ 210 |
| 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 CatchUp if
- You want the CatchUp feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Kotlin
- You evaluated both and CatchUp 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 CatchUp
CatchUp ======= An app for catching up on things. Motivations There's a lot of services I like reading up on throughout the day. Most of these services have dedicated apps for consuming them, but often times I just want to skim the front page and only deep dive occasionally. Enter CatchUp: a high level presentation of the "front page" of several services in short form, and intelligent deeplinking into dedicated apps if you want to go further. CatchUp is not an all purpose client for each of these services, just the concierge for at a glance details and router for getting on your way. It does not support login…
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Frequently asked questions
Is glance or CatchUp more popular?
glance has 37,981 GitHub stars and CatchUp has 2,107. glance has the larger community by that measure.
Are glance and CatchUp free?
Both are open source. glance is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and CatchUp under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between glance and CatchUp?
glance is written in Go and CatchUp in Kotlin. 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 CatchUp?
Choose glance if you want the larger community (37,981 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose CatchUp if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.