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Midday vs Autumn
Midday has 15,014 GitHub stars, 1,876 forks, 17 open issues and last shipped 3 months ago. Autumn has 2,679 stars, 246 forks, 149 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Midday leads on adoption by 460% (15,014 vs 2,679 stars). Midday is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0; Autumn is written in TypeScript under Apache-2.0. Midday has attracted 12% as many forks as stars, Autumn 9%. Autumn 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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| Midday | Autumn | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 15K | ★ 2.7K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-06-13 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.9K | ⑂ 246 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Midday if
- You weight community size — 15K stars and counting
- You want the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Autumn if
- You want the Autumn feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Autumn fits your workflow better
About Midday
Midday is an open source business finance and operations tool for freelancers, contractors, consultants, and solo entrepreneurs. It is built in the TypeScript and Next.js ecosystem, with Supabase and TailwindCSS in its stack, and it aims to gather invoicing, time tracking, file reconciliation, storage, financial overview, and an assistant into one system.
read the full Midday overview →
About Autumn
Autumn is an open source pricing and billing platform written in TypeScript under the Apache 2.0 license, and it lives in the Stripe payments ecosystem. It is a layer between Stripe and an application, letting teams create subscriptions, credit systems and top ups, usage based models with overages, and custom plans without directly handling webhooks, upgrades, downgrades, cancellations, or failed payments.
read the full Autumn overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Midday or Autumn more popular?
Midday has 15,014 GitHub stars and Autumn has 2,679. Midday has the larger community by that measure.
Are Midday and Autumn free?
Both are open source. Midday is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Autumn under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Midday and Autumn?
Midday is written in TypeScript and Autumn 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, Midday or Autumn?
Choose Midday if you want the larger community (15,014 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose Autumn if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.