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nimforum vs Valour
nimforum has 786 GitHub stars, 71 forks, 129 open issues and last shipped 4 months ago. Valour has 400 stars, 43 forks, 88 open issues and last shipped 4 days ago. nimforum leads on adoption by 97% (786 vs 400 stars). nimforum is written in Nim under MIT; Valour is written in C# under AGPL-3.0. nimforum has attracted 9% as many forks as stars, Valour 11%. Valour 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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| nimforum | Valour | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 786 | ★ 400 |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | Nim | C# |
| Last push | 2026-07-03 | 2026-11-01 |
| Forks | ⑂ 71 | ⑂ 43 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick nimforum if
- You weight community size — 786 stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Nim
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Valour if
- You want the Valour feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches C#
- You evaluated both and Valour fits your workflow better
About nimforum
nimforum NimForum is a light weight forum implementation with many similarities to Discourse. It is implemented in the Nim programming language and uses SQLite for its database. Examples in the wild forum.nim lang.org Features Efficient, type safe and clean single page application developed using the Karax and Jester frameworks. Utilizes SQLite making set up much easier. Endlessly customizable using SASS. Spam blocking via new user sandboxing with great tools for moderators. reStructuredText enriched by Markdown to make formatting your posts a breeze. Search powered by SQLite's full text search. Context aware…
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About Valour
Valour Valour is an open source community platform built with .NET and Blazor. Communities are called planets. Each planet can have chat channels, thread feeds, wikis, voice and video calls, roles, an economy, and a village where members walk around and meet. The client supports tabs, splits, and multiple open conversations. Use the app at app.valour.gg or visit valour.gg for the public website. The documentation index covers development, hosting, and architecture. Codebase The web host references the shared client UI. The server serves API and SignalR requests and can serve the browser client and its static…
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Frequently asked questions
Is nimforum or Valour more popular?
nimforum has 786 GitHub stars and Valour has 400. nimforum has the larger community by that measure.
Are nimforum and Valour free?
Both are open source. nimforum is licensed under MIT and Valour under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between nimforum and Valour?
nimforum is written in Nim and Valour in C#. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, nimforum or Valour?
Choose nimforum if you want the larger community (786 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Valour if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.