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Tabby vs Kodus
Tabby has 33,882 GitHub stars, 1,789 forks, 335 open issues and last shipped 3 months ago. Kodus has 1,407 stars, 153 forks, 100 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Tabby leads on adoption by 2,308% (33,882 vs 1,407 stars). Tabby is written in Rust under a custom or non-standard licence; Kodus is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence. Tabby has attracted 5% as many forks as stars, Kodus 11%. Kodus was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (ai, coding-assistant), 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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| Tabby | Kodus | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 34K | ★ 1.4K |
| License | Custom / other | Custom / other |
| Written in | Rust | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-06-30 | 2026-09-19 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.8K | ⑂ 153 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Tabby if
- You weight community size — 34K stars and counting
- You want the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches Rust
- 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 Tabby
Tabby is a self hosted, open source AI coding assistant that acts as an on premises alternative to GitHub Copilot, aimed at developers and engineering teams that want code completion and chat without routing source code through a third party cloud service.
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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.
read the full Kodus overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Tabby or Kodus more popular?
Tabby has 33,882 GitHub stars and Kodus has 1,407. Tabby has the larger community by that measure.
Are Tabby and Kodus free?
Neither Tabby nor Kodus declares a licence in this registry, so check each project's own repository before relying on either for a commercial use. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Tabby and Kodus?
Tabby is written in Rust 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, Tabby or Kodus?
Choose Tabby if you want the larger community (33,882 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose Kodus if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.