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homeland vs Valour
homeland has 3,859 GitHub stars, 1,176 forks, 27 open issues and last shipped 3 months ago. Valour has 399 stars, 43 forks, 88 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. homeland leads on adoption by 867% (3,859 vs 399 stars). homeland is written in Ruby under MIT; Valour is written in C# under AGPL-3.0. homeland has attracted 30% as many forks as stars, Valour 11%. Valour 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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| homeland | Valour | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 3.9K | ★ 399 |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | Ruby | C# |
| Last push | 2026-08-08 | 2026-11-01 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.2K | ⑂ 43 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick homeland if
- You weight community size — 3.9K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Ruby
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Valour if
- You want the Valour feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches C#
- You evaluated both and Valour fits your workflow better
About homeland
Open source discussion website. 开源的论坛／社区网站系统，基于 Ruby China 发展而来。 Usage DEPLOYMENT GUIDE EXAMPLE RELEASE NOTES CONTRIBUTE GUIDE License Released under the MIT license: www.opensource.org/licenses/MIT
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About Valour
Valour Valour is an open source community platform built with .NET and Blazor. Communities are called planets. Each planet can have chat channels, thread feeds, wikis, voice and video calls, roles, an economy, and a village where members walk around and meet. The client supports tabs, splits, and multiple open conversations. Use the app at app.valour.gg or visit valour.gg for the public website. The documentation index covers development, hosting, and architecture. Codebase The web host references the shared client UI. The server serves API and SignalR requests and can serve the browser client and its static…
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Frequently asked questions
Is homeland or Valour more popular?
homeland has 3,859 GitHub stars and Valour has 399. homeland has the larger community by that measure.
Are homeland and Valour free?
Both are open source. homeland is licensed under MIT and Valour under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between homeland and Valour?
homeland is written in Ruby and Valour in C#. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, homeland or Valour?
Choose homeland if you want the larger community (3,859 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Valour if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.