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Gumroad vs rosariosis
Gumroad has 9,699 GitHub stars, 2,036 forks, 7 open issues and last shipped yesterday. rosariosis has 644 stars, 388 forks, 20 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. Gumroad leads on adoption by 1,406% (9,699 vs 644 stars). Gumroad is written in Ruby under MIT; rosariosis is written in PHP under GPL-2.0. Gumroad has attracted 21% as many forks as stars, rosariosis 60%. Gumroad 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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| Gumroad | rosariosis | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 9.7K | ★ 644 |
| License | MIT | GPL-2.0 |
| Written in | Ruby | PHP |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-15 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.0K | ⑂ 388 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Gumroad if
- You weight community size — 9.7K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Ruby
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick rosariosis if
- You want the rosariosis feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the GPL-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches PHP
- You evaluated both and rosariosis fits your workflow better
About Gumroad
Gumroad is an e commerce platform that enables creators to sell products directly to consumers, and this repository contains the source code for the Gumroad web application. The project sits in the Content & Publishing / Learning Management Systems category, is written in Ruby, and is licensed under MIT.
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About rosariosis
RosarioSIS is a free, GPL 2.0 licensed student information system written in PHP that keeps student records, scheduling, attendance, gradebooks and billing in one place, and it is built for administrators, teachers, support staff, parents, students and clerical personnel at schools and districts.
read the full rosariosis overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Gumroad or rosariosis more popular?
Gumroad has 9,699 GitHub stars and rosariosis has 644. Gumroad has the larger community by that measure.
Are Gumroad and rosariosis free?
Both are open source. Gumroad is licensed under MIT and rosariosis under GPL-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Gumroad and rosariosis?
Gumroad is written in Ruby and rosariosis in PHP. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Gumroad or rosariosis?
Choose Gumroad if you want the larger community (9,699 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose rosariosis if its feature set, stack or GPL-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.