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Harness vs create-elm-app
Harness has 38,384 GitHub stars, 3,398 forks, 106 open issues and last shipped yesterday. create-elm-app has 1,676 stars, 147 forks, 54 open issues and last shipped 4 days ago. Harness leads on adoption by 2,190% (38,384 vs 1,676 stars). Harness is written in Go under Apache-2.0; create-elm-app is written in JavaScript under MIT. Harness has attracted 9% as many forks as stars, create-elm-app 9%. Harness 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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| Harness | create-elm-app | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 38K | ★ 1.7K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Written in | Go | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-14 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.4K | ⑂ 147 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Harness if
- You weight community size — 38K stars and counting
- You want the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick create-elm-app if
- You want the create-elm-app feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You evaluated both and create-elm-app fits your workflow better
About Harness
Harness Open Source is an Apache 2.0, Go based developer platform that combines Git source control management, CI/CD pipelines, Gitspaces hosted development environments and artifact registries into one self hostable system for engineering teams that want end to end software delivery without stitching four separate products together.
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About create-elm-app
Create Elm App Create Elm apps with no build configuration. Getting Started – How to create a new app. User Guide – How to develop apps bootstrapped with Create Elm App. Elm SPA example Using Create Elm App Elm in SPA example by Richard Feldman. Quickstart Create a production build with elm app build Getting Started Installation Node =8 is required for installation. Yarn yarn global add create elm app NPM npm install create elm app g If you are running Linux OS, you should install it as the superuser: sudo npm install create elm app g Creating an App To create a new app, run: Create a new my app folder with files…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Harness or create-elm-app more popular?
Harness has 38,384 GitHub stars and create-elm-app has 1,676. Harness has the larger community by that measure.
Are Harness and create-elm-app free?
Both are open source. Harness is licensed under Apache-2.0 and create-elm-app under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Harness and create-elm-app?
Harness is written in Go and create-elm-app in JavaScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Harness or create-elm-app?
Choose Harness if you want the larger community (38,384 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose create-elm-app if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.