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Lightpanda vs OpenCCU
Lightpanda has 40,882 GitHub stars, 1,999 forks, 98 open issues and last shipped yesterday. OpenCCU has 1,852 stars, 225 forks, 189 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Lightpanda leads on adoption by 2,107% (40,882 vs 1,852 stars). Lightpanda is written in Zig under AGPL-3.0; OpenCCU is written in JavaScript under Apache-2.0. Lightpanda has attracted 5% as many forks as stars, OpenCCU 12%. OpenCCU 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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| Lightpanda | OpenCCU | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 41K | ★ 1.9K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | Zig | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.0K | ⑂ 225 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Lightpanda if
- You weight community size — 41K stars and counting
- You want the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Zig
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick OpenCCU if
- You want the OpenCCU feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You evaluated both and OpenCCU fits your workflow better
About Lightpanda
Lightpanda Browser The headless browser built from scratch for AI agents and automation. Not a Chromium fork. Not a WebKit patch. A new browser, written in Zig.   Benchmarks Requesting 933 real web pages over the network on a AWS EC2 m5.large instance. See benchmark details. Quick start Install Package Managers Latest nightly from Homebrew: Latest nightly from Arch Linux User Repository: Download from the nightly builds You can download the last binary from the nightly builds for Linux and MacOS for both x86 64 and aarch64. For Linux Verify the binary before running anything: Linux aarch64 is also available…
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About OpenCCU
Your flexible, cloud free Homematic IP® CCU smart home solution Deutschsprachiges 🇩🇪🇦🇹🇨🇭 ReadMe OpenCCU – formerly known as RaspberryMatic – is a free, non commercial, open source operating system for running a cloud free smart home hub compatible with eQ 3’s Homematic IP and HomeMatic devices. It targets 100% compatibility with the vendor’s CCU3 and can be installed directly on CCU3 and ELV Charly hardware. It also runs on common 64 bit capable SBCs (e.g., Raspberry Pi, Hardkernel ODROID, ASUS Tinkerboard 2/2S) and generic x86 64 or aarch64 hardware. In addition, OpenCCU is available as a pure virtual…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Lightpanda or OpenCCU more popular?
Lightpanda has 40,882 GitHub stars and OpenCCU has 1,852. Lightpanda has the larger community by that measure.
Are Lightpanda and OpenCCU free?
Both are open source. Lightpanda is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and OpenCCU under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Lightpanda and OpenCCU?
Lightpanda is written in Zig and OpenCCU in JavaScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Lightpanda or OpenCCU?
Choose Lightpanda if you want the larger community (40,882 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose OpenCCU if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.