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Jitsu vs Orbital
Jitsu has 5,083 GitHub stars, 400 forks, 43 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Orbital has 360 stars, 14 forks, 14 open issues and last shipped 3 months ago. Jitsu leads on adoption by 1,312% (5,083 vs 360 stars). Jitsu is written in TypeScript under MIT; Orbital is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence. Jitsu has attracted 8% as many forks as stars, Orbital 4%. Jitsu 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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| Jitsu | Orbital | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 5.1K | ★ 360 |
| License | MIT | Custom / other |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-06-25 |
| Forks | ⑂ 400 | ⑂ 14 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Jitsu if
- You weight community size — 5.1K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Orbital if
- You want the Orbital feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Orbital fits your workflow better
About Jitsu
Jitsu is an MIT licensed, self hostable open source event data platform that collects events from websites, apps and servers and delivers them to data warehouses and other tools, built as a fully scriptable alternative to Segment for data teams and developers who want the pipeline inside their own infrastructure.
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About Orbital
Orbital is an open source data gateway that connects APIs, databases, queues and functions without hand written glue code, aimed at platform, integration and data engineers building BFFs, API composition layers and ETL pipelines.
read the full Orbital overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Jitsu or Orbital more popular?
Jitsu has 5,083 GitHub stars and Orbital has 360. Jitsu has the larger community by that measure.
Are Jitsu and Orbital free?
Both are open source. Jitsu is licensed under MIT, and Orbital has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Jitsu and Orbital?
Jitsu is written in TypeScript and Orbital 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, Jitsu or Orbital?
Choose Jitsu if you want the larger community (5,083 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Orbital if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.