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Godot vs proton-lumo
Godot has 117,369 GitHub stars, 26,777 forks, 18,870 open issues and last shipped yesterday. proton-lumo has 5,590 stars, 711 forks, 155 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Godot leads on adoption by 2,000% (117,369 vs 5,590 stars). Godot is written in C++ under MIT; proton-lumo is written in TypeScript under GPL-3.0. Godot has attracted 23% as many forks as stars, proton-lumo 13%. Godot 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 | proton-lumo | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 117K | ★ 5.6K |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0 |
| Written in | C++ | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 27K | ⑂ 711 |
| 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 proton-lumo if
- You want the proton-lumo feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and proton-lumo 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 proton-lumo
Proton WebClients is a monorepo hosting the Proton web clients. It lives in the Proton ecosystem and holds the web applications, their dependencies, shared modules, and all tooling surrounding web client development. Applications inside include Proton Mail, Proton Calendar, Proton Drive, Proton Account, Proton VPN, Proton Pass, Proton Wallet, Proton Lumo, and Proton Meet. Code and data files ship under GNU General Public License version 3.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Godot or proton-lumo more popular?
Godot has 117,369 GitHub stars and proton-lumo has 5,590. Godot has the larger community by that measure.
Are Godot and proton-lumo free?
Both are open source. Godot is licensed under MIT and proton-lumo under GPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Godot and proton-lumo?
Godot is written in C++ and proton-lumo 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, Godot or proton-lumo?
Choose Godot if you want the larger community (117,369 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose proton-lumo if its feature set, stack or GPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.