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Godot vs stride
Godot has 118,020 GitHub stars, 26,915 forks, 18,870 open issues and last shipped today. stride has 7,838 stars, 1,169 forks, 683 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Godot leads on adoption by 1,406% (118,020 vs 7,838 stars). Godot is written in C++ under MIT; stride is written in C# under MIT. Godot has attracted 23% as many forks as stars, stride 15%. Godot was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 4 topic tags (game-development, game-engine, gamedev, multi-platform), 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 | stride | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 118K | ★ 7.8K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | C++ | C# |
| Last push | 2026-10-01 | 2026-09-30 |
| Forks | ⑂ 27K | ⑂ 1.2K |
| 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 stride if
- You want the stride feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches C#
- You evaluated both and stride 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 stride
Stride (formerly Xenko) is a free and open source, cross platform C game engine with a built in visual editor, aimed at game developers who want realistic rendering and VR without buying a commercial engine licence.
read the full stride overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Godot or stride more popular?
Godot has 118,020 GitHub stars and stride has 7,838. Godot has the larger community by that measure.
Are Godot and stride free?
Both are open source. Godot is licensed under MIT and stride under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Godot and stride?
Godot is written in C++ and stride in C#. 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 stride?
Choose Godot if you want the larger community (118,020 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose stride if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.