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Godot vs hanko
Godot has 117,384 GitHub stars, 26,780 forks, 18,870 open issues and last shipped yesterday. hanko has 9,032 stars, 1,016 forks, 64 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Godot leads on adoption by 1,200% (117,384 vs 9,032 stars). Godot is written in C++ under MIT; hanko is written in Go under a custom or non-standard licence. Godot has attracted 23% as many forks as stars, hanko 11%. hanko 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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| Godot | hanko | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 117K | ★ 9.0K |
| License | MIT | Custom / other |
| Written in | C++ | Go |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 27K | ⑂ 1.0K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Godot if
- You weight community size — 117K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches C++
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick hanko if
- You want the hanko feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and hanko 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 hanko
Hanko is an open source authentication and user management backend, written in Go, that gives teams a self hostable or fully managed alternative to Auth0, Clerk, WorkOS and Stytch for adding passwords, passkeys, MFA, social login and enterprise SSO to an application.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Godot or hanko more popular?
Godot has 117,384 GitHub stars and hanko has 9,032. Godot has the larger community by that measure.
Are Godot and hanko free?
Both are open source. Godot is licensed under MIT, and hanko has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Godot and hanko?
Godot is written in C++ and hanko 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 hanko?
Choose Godot if you want the larger community (117,384 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose hanko if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.