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pi vs Kodus
pi has 107,405 GitHub stars, 13,561 forks, 202 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Kodus has 1,407 stars, 153 forks, 100 open issues and last shipped yesterday. pi leads on adoption by 7,534% (107,405 vs 1,407 stars). pi is written in TypeScript under MIT; Kodus is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence. pi has attracted 13% as many forks as stars, Kodus 11%. pi 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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| pi | Kodus | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 107K | ★ 1.4K |
| License | MIT | Custom / other |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-19 | 2026-09-19 |
| Forks | ⑂ 14K | ⑂ 153 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick pi if
- You weight community size — 107K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Kodus if
- You want the Kodus feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Kodus fits your workflow better
About pi
Pi is a modular agent toolkit written in TypeScript for building and running terminal based AI coding agents. It lives in the developer tooling ecosystem and provides composable packages for LLM integration, agent orchestration, and terminal UI rendering. The project centers on @earendil works/pi coding agent , an interactive CLI agent, supported by core runtime, AI abstraction, and TUI libraries.
About Kodus
Kodus is an AI code review tool for teams that integrates with GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, and Azure Repos. It lives in the Developer Tools / AI Assisted Coding ecosystem and is distributed as a TypeScript monorepo. The project centers on Kody, an AI agent that reviews pull requests, flags risks by severity, and suggests fixes inside the normal review workflow.
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Frequently asked questions
Is pi or Kodus more popular?
pi has 107,405 GitHub stars and Kodus has 1,407. pi has the larger community by that measure.
Are pi and Kodus free?
Both are open source. pi is licensed under MIT, and Kodus has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between pi and Kodus?
pi is written in TypeScript and Kodus 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, pi or Kodus?
Choose pi if you want the larger community (107,405 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Kodus if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.