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Jellyfin vs gorules
Jellyfin has 57,244 GitHub stars, 5,523 forks, 684 open issues and last shipped yesterday. gorules has 1,994 stars, 211 forks, 41 open issues and last shipped 24 days ago. Jellyfin leads on adoption by 2,771% (57,244 vs 1,994 stars). Jellyfin is written in C# under GPL-2.0; gorules is written in Rust under MIT. Jellyfin has attracted 10% as many forks as stars, gorules 11%. Jellyfin 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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| Jellyfin | gorules | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 57K | ★ 2.0K |
| License | GPL-2.0 | MIT |
| Written in | C# | Rust |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-08-25 |
| Forks | ⑂ 5.5K | ⑂ 211 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Jellyfin if
- You weight community size — 57K stars and counting
- You want the GPL-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches C#
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick gorules if
- You want the gorules feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Rust
- You evaluated both and gorules fits your workflow better
About Jellyfin
Jellyfin is a free and open source media server that lets an individual or an organisation manage and stream their own movies, music, and other media from a dedicated server to end user devices through multiple client apps.
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About gorules
ZEN Engine is cross platform open source Business Rules Engine written in Rust under MIT license. It gives one portable JSON copy of rules. Owner reads rule. Every system runs same rule. It lives in Rust ecosystem and provides native bindings for Node.js, Python, Go, Java, Kotlin, .NET, plus iOS and Android packages.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Jellyfin or gorules more popular?
Jellyfin has 57,244 GitHub stars and gorules has 1,994. Jellyfin has the larger community by that measure.
Are Jellyfin and gorules free?
Both are open source. Jellyfin is licensed under GPL-2.0 and gorules under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Jellyfin and gorules?
Jellyfin is written in C# and gorules in Rust. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Jellyfin or gorules?
Choose Jellyfin if you want the larger community (57,244 stars) or its GPL-2.0 licence terms. Choose gorules if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.