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Langflow vs Vendure
Langflow has 154,943 GitHub stars, 10,108 forks, 1,056 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Vendure has 8,446 stars, 1,490 forks, 231 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Langflow leads on adoption by 1,735% (154,943 vs 8,446 stars). Langflow is written in Python under MIT; Vendure is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence. Langflow has attracted 7% as many forks as stars, Vendure 18%. Langflow 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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| Langflow | Vendure | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 155K | ★ 8.4K |
| License | MIT | Custom / other |
| Written in | Python | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 10K | ⑂ 1.5K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Langflow if
- You weight community size — 155K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Vendure if
- You want the Vendure feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Vendure fits your workflow better
About Langflow
Langflow is a visual builder platform for designing, testing, and deploying AI agents and retrieval augmented generation (RAG) pipelines. It lives in the Python based generative AI ecosystem and targets developers building intelligent applications. The project provides a low code interface to assemble components—such as LLMs, vector stores, memory modules, and tools—into executable workflows, while also exposing those workflows as APIs or MCP servers for integration into external applications.
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About Vendure
Vendure is an open source headless commerce platform built on a TypeScript stack that spans a Node.js and NestJS backend, a GraphQL API, and a React and TanStack admin dashboard. It lives in the TypeScript and Node.js ecosystem, and its topics place it among ecommerce frameworks, headless commerce platforms, and GraphQL commerce tools. The project is distributed as a monorepo containing the @vendure/core framework, the admin dashboard, the CLI, the official plugins, and an end to end testing harness. Vendure is licensed under GPLv3, with a plugin license exception that lets developers release their own Vendure pl…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Langflow or Vendure more popular?
Langflow has 154,943 GitHub stars and Vendure has 8,446. Langflow has the larger community by that measure.
Are Langflow and Vendure free?
Both are open source. Langflow is licensed under MIT, and Vendure has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Langflow and Vendure?
Langflow is written in Python and Vendure 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, Langflow or Vendure?
Choose Langflow if you want the larger community (154,943 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Vendure if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.