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herdr vs Alokai
herdr has 47,915 GitHub stars, 3,844 forks, 337 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. Alokai has 10,961 stars, 2,061 forks, 52 open issues and last shipped 5 months ago. herdr leads on adoption by 337% (47,915 vs 10,961 stars). herdr is written in Rust under Apache-2.0; Alokai is written in various languages under a licence not recorded in this registry. herdr has attracted 8% as many forks as stars, Alokai 19%. 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 | Alokai | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 48K | ★ 11K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Custom / other |
| Written in | Rust | — |
| Last push | 2026-11-03 | 2026-06-09 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.8K | ⑂ 2.1K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick herdr if
- You weight community size — 48K 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 Alokai if
- You want the Alokai feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You evaluated both and Alokai fits your workflow better
About herdr
herdr herdr.dev · install · quick start · docs English · 简体中文 the runtime your coding agents live on. detach without stopping work — herdr keeps terminals running in a background server when you close the client or lose your SSH connection. after a server or machine restart, herdr restores the saved layout and can resume supported agent sessions; the original processes do not survive. session state → several machines, one window — keep local work and saved ssh machines together, with a combined agent list and independent reconnects. remote machines → never hunt for the stuck one — every pane is marked working…
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About Alokai
An ecosystem of developer tools that accelerate and simplify building eCommerce Storefronts Fully customizable, backend agnostic with 3500+ Live Stores! Documentation Alokai is your guide to the composable commerce world that simplifies building, deploying, and monitoring ecommerce frontends. Works with any backend . Alokai is compatible with any backend that has an API. In addition its already integrated with many of them! See the list of available integrations. Working eCommerce Storefront Alokai delivers fully working eCommerce storefront integrated with your favourite stack Fully customizable . Build your…
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Frequently asked questions
Is herdr or Alokai more popular?
herdr has 47,915 GitHub stars and Alokai has 10,961. herdr has the larger community by that measure.
Are herdr and Alokai free?
Both are open source. herdr is licensed under Apache-2.0, and Alokai has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between herdr and Alokai?
herdr is written in Rust and Alokai in various languages. 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 Alokai?
Choose herdr if you want the larger community (47,915 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose Alokai if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.