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it-tools vs Rowy
it-tools has 40,640 GitHub stars, 5,432 forks, 821 open issues and last shipped 4 days ago. Rowy has 6,841 stars, 557 forks, 80 open issues and last shipped 1.8 years ago. it-tools leads on adoption by 494% (40,640 vs 6,841 stars). it-tools is written in Vue under GPL-3.0; Rowy is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence. it-tools has attracted 13% as many forks as stars, Rowy 8%. it-tools 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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| it-tools | Rowy | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 41K | ★ 6.8K |
| License | GPL-3.0 | Custom / other |
| Written in | Vue | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-16 | 2024-11-23 |
| Forks | ⑂ 5.4K | ⑂ 557 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick it-tools if
- You weight community size — 41K stars and counting
- You want the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Vue
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Rowy if
- You want the Rowy feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Rowy fits your workflow better
About it-tools
it tools be self hostable web collection of small developer and IT utilities — converters, encoders, formatters, generators — built with Vue and TypeScript, shipped as Docker image, aimed at developers, IT people, and homelab owners who want those tools without shipping data to third party sites.
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About Rowy
Rowy is an open source low code backend platform that runs in the browser. It provides a spreadsheet like interface for managing data stored in Firestore, and it embeds a code editor for writing cloud functions in JavaScript or TypeScript. The project lives in the Firebase and Google Cloud Platform ecosystem, and it is written in TypeScript. It is commonly described as an Airtable style front end for a Firestore database, with automation built in.
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Frequently asked questions
Is it-tools or Rowy more popular?
it-tools has 40,640 GitHub stars and Rowy has 6,841. it-tools has the larger community by that measure.
Are it-tools and Rowy free?
Both are open source. it-tools is licensed under GPL-3.0, and Rowy has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between it-tools and Rowy?
it-tools is written in Vue and Rowy 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, it-tools or Rowy?
Choose it-tools if you want the larger community (40,640 stars) or its GPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose Rowy if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.