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hurl vs Tyk
hurl has 19,203 GitHub stars, 745 forks, 200 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Tyk has 10,822 stars, 1,166 forks, 509 open issues and last shipped yesterday. hurl leads on adoption by 77% (19,203 vs 10,822 stars). hurl is written in Rust under Apache-2.0; Tyk is written in Go under a custom or non-standard licence. hurl has attracted 4% as many forks as stars, Tyk 11%. Tyk 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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| hurl | Tyk | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 19K | ★ 11K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Custom / other |
| Written in | Rust | Go |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 745 | ⑂ 1.2K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick hurl if
- You weight community size — 19K 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 Tyk if
- You want the Tyk feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and Tyk fits your workflow better
About hurl
Hurl is a command line tool that runs HTTP requests defined in a simple plain text format. It lives in the Rust ecosystem, is licensed under Apache 2.0, and is powered under the hood by libcurl, so it inherits curl's transfer behavior while adding a readable file format on top. A single Hurl file can chain multiple requests, capture values from one response, and reuse those values in later requests, which makes it possible to describe an entire HTTP session rather than a single call. The project has been on GitHub for six years and carries roughly 19,000 stars and 744 forks.
About Tyk
Tyk is an open source API Gateway written in Go. The GitHub description names Tyk as an Open Source API Gateway written in Go, supporting REST, GraphQL, TCP and gRPC protocols. The tagline names it a Universal API management for REST, GraphQL, gRPC and async. It lives in the developer tools, API development and testing ecosystem. It acts as a reverse proxy for microservices and cloud native workloads.
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Frequently asked questions
Is hurl or Tyk more popular?
hurl has 19,203 GitHub stars and Tyk has 10,822. hurl has the larger community by that measure.
Are hurl and Tyk free?
Both are open source. hurl is licensed under Apache-2.0, and Tyk has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between hurl and Tyk?
hurl is written in Rust and Tyk 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, hurl or Tyk?
Choose hurl if you want the larger community (19,203 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose Tyk if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.