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herdr vs Webiny
herdr has 47,915 GitHub stars, 3,844 forks, 337 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. Webiny has 8,049 stars, 683 forks, 352 open issues and last shipped yesterday. herdr leads on adoption by 495% (47,915 vs 8,049 stars). herdr is written in Rust under Apache-2.0; Webiny is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence. herdr has attracted 8% as many forks as stars, Webiny 8%. Webiny 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 | Webiny | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 48K | ★ 8.0K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Custom / other |
| Written in | Rust | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-03 | 2026-11-04 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.8K | ⑂ 683 |
| 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 Webiny if
- You want the Webiny feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Webiny 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 Webiny
AI programmable CMS for enterprises hosting on AWS About Webiny Open source content platform. Self hosted on AWS serverless. Built as a TypeScript framework you extend with code, not a closed product you configure through a UI. Runs on Lambda, DynamoDB, S3, and CloudFront inside your own AWS account. Scales automatically. No servers to manage. Infrastructure provisioned via IaC (Pulumi) in a single deploy command. Used in production by teams managing hundreds of millions of content records, petabytes of assets, and thousands of editors — including Amazon, Emirates, Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, and…
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Frequently asked questions
Is herdr or Webiny more popular?
herdr has 47,915 GitHub stars and Webiny has 8,049. herdr has the larger community by that measure.
Are herdr and Webiny free?
Both are open source. herdr is licensed under Apache-2.0, and Webiny has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between herdr and Webiny?
herdr is written in Rust and Webiny in TypeScript. 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 Webiny?
Choose herdr if you want the larger community (47,915 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose Webiny if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.