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Hexabot vs moai-adk
Hexabot has 1,251 GitHub stars, 241 forks, 26 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. moai-adk has 1,220 stars, 226 forks, 18 open issues and last shipped today. Hexabot leads on adoption by 3% (1,251 vs 1,220 stars). Hexabot is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence; moai-adk is written in Go under Apache-2.0. Hexabot has attracted 19% as many forks as stars, moai-adk 19%. moai-adk 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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| Hexabot | moai-adk | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 1.3K | ★ 1.2K |
| License | Custom / other | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | Go |
| Last push | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-25 |
| Forks | ⑂ 241 | ⑂ 226 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Hexabot if
- You weight community size — 1.3K stars and counting
- You want the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick moai-adk if
- You want the moai-adk feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and moai-adk fits your workflow better
About Hexabot
Hexabot is a self hosted TypeScript automation platform that builds and runs AI agents and agentic workflows across conversational channels, aimed at developers and teams who want agentic automation running on their own infrastructure rather than on a vendor hosted service.
read the full Hexabot overview →
About moai-adk
moai adk is an open source, Apache 2.0 agentic development harness for Claude Code, distributed as a single Go binary, that imposes SPEC driven structure, quality gates, and per column model routing on AI written code so that developers and teams can trust what the agent produces.
read the full moai-adk overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Hexabot or moai-adk more popular?
Hexabot has 1,251 GitHub stars and moai-adk has 1,220. Hexabot has the larger community by that measure.
Are Hexabot and moai-adk free?
Both are open source. Hexabot has no licence declared in this registry, and moai-adk is licensed under Apache-2.0. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Hexabot and moai-adk?
Hexabot is written in TypeScript and moai-adk in Go. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Hexabot or moai-adk?
Choose Hexabot if you want the larger community (1,251 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose moai-adk if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.