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nanobot vs rikkahub
nanobot has 48,372 GitHub stars, 8,548 forks, 775 open issues and last shipped today. rikkahub has 7,740 stars, 690 forks, 282 open issues and last shipped today. nanobot leads on adoption by 525% (48,372 vs 7,740 stars). nanobot is written in Python under MIT; rikkahub is written in Kotlin under AGPL-3.0. nanobot has attracted 18% as many forks as stars, rikkahub 9%. nanobot was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (mcp), 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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| nanobot | rikkahub | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 48K | ★ 7.7K |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | Python | Kotlin |
| Last push | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-20 |
| Forks | ⑂ 8.5K | ⑂ 690 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick nanobot if
- You weight community size — 48K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick rikkahub if
- You want the rikkahub feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Kotlin
- You evaluated both and rikkahub fits your workflow better
About nanobot
nanobot is an ultra lightweight, open source, self hosted personal AI agent framework written in Python, aimed at individual developers and small teams who want to run their own agent through a browser WebUI, a terminal, or chat apps instead of renting a hosted assistant.
read the full nanobot overview →
About rikkahub
RikkaHub is a native Android LLM chat client, written in Kotlin and released under the AGPL 3.0 licence, that lets a single user switch between different AI providers inside the same conversation.
read the full rikkahub overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is nanobot or rikkahub more popular?
nanobot has 48,372 GitHub stars and rikkahub has 7,740. nanobot has the larger community by that measure.
Are nanobot and rikkahub free?
Both are open source. nanobot is licensed under MIT and rikkahub under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between nanobot and rikkahub?
nanobot is written in Python and rikkahub in Kotlin. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, nanobot or rikkahub?
Choose nanobot if you want the larger community (48,372 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose rikkahub if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.