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glpi vs Usertour
glpi has 6,357 GitHub stars, 1,817 forks, 458 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Usertour has 2,305 stars, 158 forks, 30 open issues and last shipped yesterday. glpi leads on adoption by 176% (6,357 vs 2,305 stars). glpi is written in PHP under GPL-3.0; Usertour is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence. glpi has attracted 29% as many forks as stars, Usertour 7%. glpi 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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| glpi | Usertour | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 6.4K | ★ 2.3K |
| License | GPL-3.0 | Custom / other |
| Written in | PHP | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.8K | ⑂ 158 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick glpi if
- You weight community size — 6.4K stars and counting
- You want the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches PHP
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Usertour if
- You want the Usertour feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Usertour fits your workflow better
About glpi
GLPI stands for Gestionnaire Libre de Parc Informatique. It is a Free Asset and IT Management software package that provides ITIL Service Desk features, licenses tracking and software auditing. The project is written in PHP, distributed under the GNU General Public License (GPL 3.0), and it lives in the IT asset management and ITIL service management ecosystem, alongside the CMDB, DCIM and ITAM tooling described in its topic list.
About Usertour
Usertour is an open source user onboarding platform that lets teams build in app product tours, checklists, launchers, tooltips, announcements, and surveys. It is written in TypeScript and published with a NOASSERTION license, and it lives in the browser based onboarding ecosystem alongside commercial tools it explicitly positions itself against — Appcues, Userpilot, Userflow, Userguiding, and Chameleon. The repository carries the onboarding, checklist, surveys, tooltips, tour, nps, in app, and announcements topics, and it points to usertour.io for the hosted site, documentation, and blog.
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Frequently asked questions
Is glpi or Usertour more popular?
glpi has 6,357 GitHub stars and Usertour has 2,305. glpi has the larger community by that measure.
Are glpi and Usertour free?
Both are open source. glpi is licensed under GPL-3.0, and Usertour has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between glpi and Usertour?
glpi is written in PHP and Usertour 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, glpi or Usertour?
Choose glpi if you want the larger community (6,357 stars) or its GPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose Usertour if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.