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rancher vs oh-my-opencode-slim
rancher has 25,924 GitHub stars, 3,221 forks, 3,371 open issues and last shipped yesterday. oh-my-opencode-slim has 8,966 stars, 534 forks, 53 open issues and last shipped today. rancher leads on adoption by 189% (25,924 vs 8,966 stars). rancher is written in Go under Apache-2.0; oh-my-opencode-slim is written in TypeScript under MIT. rancher has attracted 12% as many forks as stars, oh-my-opencode-slim 6%. oh-my-opencode-slim was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (orchestration), 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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| rancher | oh-my-opencode-slim | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 26K | ★ 9.0K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Written in | Go | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-19 | 2026-09-20 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.2K | ⑂ 534 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick rancher if
- You weight community size — 26K stars and counting
- You want the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick oh-my-opencode-slim if
- You want the oh-my-opencode-slim feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and oh-my-opencode-slim fits your workflow better
About rancher
Rancher is an Apache 2.0 licensed, Go based open source container management platform for organizations that deploy containers in production and need to run Kubernetes everywhere while meeting IT requirements and empowering DevOps teams.
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About oh-my-opencode-slim
oh my opencode slim is an MIT licensed TypeScript agent orchestration plugin for OpenCode that replaces the single model does everything approach with a built in team of seven specialized agents — Orchestrator, Explorer, Oracle, Council, Librarian, Designer, and Fixer — and it is aimed at developers who already use OpenCode and want to mix models across providers while delegating scoped work automatically.
read the full oh-my-opencode-slim overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is rancher or oh-my-opencode-slim more popular?
rancher has 25,924 GitHub stars and oh-my-opencode-slim has 8,966. rancher has the larger community by that measure.
Are rancher and oh-my-opencode-slim free?
Both are open source. rancher is licensed under Apache-2.0 and oh-my-opencode-slim under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between rancher and oh-my-opencode-slim?
rancher is written in Go and oh-my-opencode-slim 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, rancher or oh-my-opencode-slim?
Choose rancher if you want the larger community (25,924 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose oh-my-opencode-slim if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.