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kun-galgame-forum vs jivejdon
kun-galgame-forum has 1,986 GitHub stars, 76 forks, 15 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. jivejdon has 588 stars, 160 forks, 5 open issues and last shipped yesterday. kun-galgame-forum leads on adoption by 238% (1,986 vs 588 stars). kun-galgame-forum is written in Go under AGPL-3.0; jivejdon is written in Java under Apache-2.0. kun-galgame-forum has attracted 4% as many forks as stars, jivejdon 27%. jivejdon was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (forum), 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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| kun-galgame-forum | jivejdon | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 2.0K | ★ 588 |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | Go | Java |
| Last push | 2026-09-19 | 2026-09-20 |
| Forks | ⑂ 76 | ⑂ 160 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick kun-galgame-forum if
- You weight community size — 2.0K stars and counting
- You want the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick jivejdon if
- You want the jivejdon feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Java
- You evaluated both and jivejdon fits your workflow better
About kun-galgame-forum
kun galgame forum is an open source forum application for visual novel and galgame communities. It is built as a pnpm workspace monorepo with a Go Fiber v3 BFF and REST API, a Nuxt 4 SSR frontend, and PostgreSQL. The project is licensed under AGPL 3.0 and is a downstream application of nextmoe infra, which supplies identity and shared services.
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About jivejdon
Jivejdon is a Java, Apache 2.0 licensed chain notebook and knowledge system that combines DDD, domain events, event sourcing, CQRS and clean/hexagonal architecture to link blog and forum posts into a knowledge graph — built for enterprises and teams that want to run their own internal knowledge system rather than a flat publishing CMS.
read the full jivejdon overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is kun-galgame-forum or jivejdon more popular?
kun-galgame-forum has 1,986 GitHub stars and jivejdon has 588. kun-galgame-forum has the larger community by that measure.
Are kun-galgame-forum and jivejdon free?
Both are open source. kun-galgame-forum is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and jivejdon under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between kun-galgame-forum and jivejdon?
kun-galgame-forum is written in Go and jivejdon in Java. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, kun-galgame-forum or jivejdon?
Choose kun-galgame-forum if you want the larger community (1,986 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose jivejdon if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.