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NvChad vs haskell-language-server
NvChad has 28,510 GitHub stars, 2,217 forks, 3 open issues and last shipped 3 months ago. haskell-language-server has 2,959 stars, 458 forks, 567 open issues and last shipped 5 days ago. NvChad leads on adoption by 864% (28,510 vs 2,959 stars). NvChad is written in Lua under GPL-3.0; haskell-language-server is written in Haskell under Apache-2.0. NvChad has attracted 8% as many forks as stars, haskell-language-server 15%. haskell-language-server was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (hacktoberfest, ide), 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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| NvChad | haskell-language-server | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 29K | ★ 3.0K |
| License | GPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | Lua | Haskell |
| Last push | 2026-07-03 | 2026-09-30 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.2K | ⑂ 458 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick NvChad if
- You weight community size — 29K stars and counting
- You want the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Lua
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick haskell-language-server if
- You want the haskell-language-server feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Haskell
- You evaluated both and haskell-language-server fits your workflow better
About NvChad
NvChad is a Neovim configuration framework written in Lua that provides a base configuration with polished defaults and a beautiful UI, aimed at developers who want a fast, preconfigured editor without assembling a configuration from scratch.
read the full NvChad overview →
About haskell-language-server
haskell language server is the official Haskell language server, an LSP implementation that gives any editor with an LSP client full IDE support for Haskell projects.
read the full haskell-language-server overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is NvChad or haskell-language-server more popular?
NvChad has 28,510 GitHub stars and haskell-language-server has 2,959. NvChad has the larger community by that measure.
Are NvChad and haskell-language-server free?
Both are open source. NvChad is licensed under GPL-3.0 and haskell-language-server under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between NvChad and haskell-language-server?
NvChad is written in Lua and haskell-language-server in Haskell. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, NvChad or haskell-language-server?
Choose NvChad if you want the larger community (28,510 stars) or its GPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose haskell-language-server if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.