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Immich vs OpenVPN
Immich has 114,457 GitHub stars, 6,980 forks, 740 open issues and last shipped yesterday. OpenVPN has 14,562 stars, 3,398 forks, 226 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Immich leads on adoption by 686% (114,457 vs 14,562 stars). Immich is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0; OpenVPN is written in C under a custom or non-standard licence. Immich has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, OpenVPN 23%. Immich 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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| Immich | OpenVPN | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 114K | ★ 15K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Custom / other |
| Written in | TypeScript | C |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 7.0K | ⑂ 3.4K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Immich if
- You weight community size — 114K stars and counting
- You want the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick OpenVPN if
- You want the OpenVPN feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches C
- You evaluated both and OpenVPN fits your workflow better
About Immich
Immich is a high performance self hosted photo and video management solution — an AGPL 3.0 TypeScript project — for people and households who want their photo library on a server they own rather than in Google Photos.
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About OpenVPN
OpenVPN is open source VPN daemon. It provides secure tunneling for network connections. Project lives in Infrastructure & Operations / Networking & Connectivity ecosystem. Tagline says Zero Trust VPN solutions for secure business networking. GitHub description says OpenVPN is an open source VPN daemon. Repository language is C. GitHub license field says NOASSERTION, while README states GNU General Public License version 2. README states copyright 2002 2026 OpenVPN Inc.
read the full OpenVPN overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Immich or OpenVPN more popular?
Immich has 114,457 GitHub stars and OpenVPN has 14,562. Immich has the larger community by that measure.
Are Immich and OpenVPN free?
Both are open source. Immich is licensed under AGPL-3.0, and OpenVPN has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Immich and OpenVPN?
Immich is written in TypeScript and OpenVPN 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, Immich or OpenVPN?
Choose Immich if you want the larger community (114,457 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose OpenVPN if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.