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Jan vs RasaGPT
Jan has 44,566 GitHub stars, 3,040 forks, 521 open issues and last shipped yesterday. RasaGPT has 2,465 stars, 249 forks, 57 open issues and last shipped 10 months ago. Jan leads on adoption by 1,708% (44,566 vs 2,465 stars). Jan is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence; RasaGPT is written in Python under MIT. Jan has attracted 7% as many forks as stars, RasaGPT 10%. Jan was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (chatgpt, llm), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
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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| Jan | RasaGPT | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 45K | ★ 2.5K |
| License | Custom / other | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | Python |
| Last push | 2026-09-19 | 2025-11-12 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.0K | ⑂ 249 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Jan if
- You weight community size — 45K 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 RasaGPT if
- You want the RasaGPT feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- You evaluated both and RasaGPT fits your workflow better
About Jan
Jan is an open source desktop application that serves as a ChatGPT replacement, enabling users to run large language models (LLMs) locally on their machines or connect to cloud based providers like OpenAI and Anthropic. It is built with Tauri, TypeScript, and integrates llama.cpp for efficient local inference, targeting privacy conscious users who want full control over their AI workflows without sending data to third parties.
About RasaGPT
RasaGPT is an MIT licensed, headless LLM chatbot platform and reference implementation that combines the Rasa dialogue framework with Langchain and LlamaIndex for indexing, retrieval and context injection, aimed at Python developers who want a working self hosted starting point for a document aware Telegram or API chatbot.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Jan or RasaGPT more popular?
Jan has 44,566 GitHub stars and RasaGPT has 2,465. Jan has the larger community by that measure.
Are Jan and RasaGPT free?
Both are open source. Jan has no licence declared in this registry, and RasaGPT is licensed under MIT. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Jan and RasaGPT?
Jan is written in TypeScript and RasaGPT in Python. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Jan or RasaGPT?
Choose Jan if you want the larger community (44,566 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose RasaGPT if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.