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Godot vs cherry
Godot has 118,135 GitHub stars, 26,945 forks, 18,870 open issues and last shipped yesterday. cherry has 818 stars, 142 forks, 2 open issues and last shipped 1 months ago. Godot leads on adoption by 14,342% (118,135 vs 818 stars). Godot is written in C++ under MIT; cherry is written in Go under MIT. Godot has attracted 23% as many forks as stars, cherry 17%. Godot was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (game-engine, gamedev), 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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| Godot | cherry | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 118K | ★ 818 |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | C++ | Go |
| Last push | 2026-10-04 | 2026-08-31 |
| Forks | ⑂ 27K | ⑂ 142 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Godot if
- You weight community size — 118K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches C++
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick cherry if
- You want the cherry feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and cherry fits your workflow better
About Godot
Godot Engine is a free, MIT licensed, cross platform 2D and 3D game engine that ships an editor, a class reference, export templates, and one click deployment to desktop, mobile, web and console targets, aimed at game developers who want to own their toolchain and their games without royalties.
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About cherry
Cherry is a Go game server framework built on the Actor Model for teams building MMO, SLG, and RPG backends that need to scale to millions of players across distributed nodes.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Godot or cherry more popular?
Godot has 118,135 GitHub stars and cherry has 818. Godot has the larger community by that measure.
Are Godot and cherry free?
Both are open source. Godot is licensed under MIT and cherry under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Godot and cherry?
Godot is written in C++ and cherry 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, Godot or cherry?
Choose Godot if you want the larger community (118,135 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose cherry if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.