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Lemmy vs voyager
Lemmy has 14,659 GitHub stars, 973 forks, 129 open issues and last shipped yesterday. voyager has 1,829 stars, 175 forks, 256 open issues and last shipped 6 days ago. Lemmy leads on adoption by 701% (14,659 vs 1,829 stars). Lemmy is written in Rust under AGPL-3.0; voyager is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0. Lemmy has attracted 7% as many forks as stars, voyager 10%. Lemmy was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 4 topic tags (activitypub, fediverse, lemmy, link-aggregator), 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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| Lemmy | voyager | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 15K | ★ 1.8K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | Rust | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-10-28 |
| Forks | ⑂ 973 | ⑂ 175 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Lemmy if
- You weight community size — 15K stars and counting
- You want the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Rust
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick voyager if
- You want the voyager feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and voyager fits your workflow better
About Lemmy
English Español Русский 汉语 漢語 日本語 Lemmy A link aggregator and forum for the fediverse. Join Lemmy · Documentation · Matrix Chat · Report Bug · Request Feature · Releases · Code of Conduct About The Project Lemmy is similar to sites like Reddit, Lobste.rs, or Hacker News: you subscribe to forums you're interested in, post links and discussions, then vote, and comment on them. Behind the scenes, it is very different; anyone can easily run a server, and all these servers are federated (think email), and connected to the same universe, called the Fediverse. For a link aggregator, this means a user registered on one…
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About voyager
Voyager A mobile first Lemmy web client Report Bug · Request Feature · Releases & 8203; Voyager for Lemmy Voyager is an Apollo like open source web client for Lemmy. It's a mobile first app, but works great on desktop devices, too. Please feel free to try it out! What does Voyager currently support? Light/dark mode View and subscribe to communities Multi account support Single comment thread context view Upvote, downvote and reply to threads and comments Interact with user profiles Comment thread collapsing A bunch of swipe gestures Messaging, mentions and replies Creating new posts (url/photo/text)…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Lemmy or voyager more popular?
Lemmy has 14,659 GitHub stars and voyager has 1,829. Lemmy has the larger community by that measure.
Are Lemmy and voyager free?
Both are open source. Lemmy is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and voyager under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Lemmy and voyager?
Lemmy is written in Rust and voyager 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, Lemmy or voyager?
Choose Lemmy if you want the larger community (14,659 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose voyager if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.