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herdr vs Acode
herdr has 43,293 GitHub stars, 3,416 forks, 337 open issues and last shipped today. Acode has 7,327 stars, 1,626 forks, 94 open issues and last shipped yesterday. herdr leads on adoption by 491% (43,293 vs 7,327 stars). herdr is written in Rust under Apache-2.0; Acode is written in JavaScript under MIT. herdr has attracted 8% as many forks as stars, Acode 22%. herdr 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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| herdr | Acode | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 43K | ★ 7.3K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Written in | Rust | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-10 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.4K | ⑂ 1.6K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick herdr if
- You weight community size — 43K stars and counting
- You want the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Rust
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Acode if
- You want the Acode feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You evaluated both and Acode fits your workflow better
About herdr
herdr is a terminal first runtime for coding agents — a single Rust binary that owns the terminals in which tools such as Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode and Grok run, aimed at developers who keep agents working across local and remote machines and want those sessions to survive a lost SSH connection or a closed client.
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About Acode
Acode is a free, MIT licensed code editor for Android, distributed by the Acode Foundation under the package name com.foxdebug.acodefree on Google Play and com.foxdebug.acode on F Droid, and it is aimed at developers who want to read, edit, and preview source files directly on an Android phone or tablet.
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Frequently asked questions
Is herdr or Acode more popular?
herdr has 43,293 GitHub stars and Acode has 7,327. herdr has the larger community by that measure.
Are herdr and Acode free?
Both are open source. herdr is licensed under Apache-2.0 and Acode under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between herdr and Acode?
herdr is written in Rust and Acode 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, herdr or Acode?
Choose herdr if you want the larger community (43,293 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose Acode if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.