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Olares vs Compartment
Olares has 5,278 GitHub stars, 329 forks, 155 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Compartment has 581 stars, 5 forks, 1 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. Olares leads on adoption by 808% (5,278 vs 581 stars). Olares is written in Go under AGPL-3.0; Compartment is written in Python under Apache-2.0. Olares has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, Compartment 1%. Olares was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (ai-agents), 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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| Olares | Compartment | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 5.3K | ★ 581 |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | Go | Python |
| Last push | 2026-09-19 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 329 | ⑂ 5 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Olares if
- You weight community size — 5.3K stars and counting
- You want the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Compartment if
- You want the Compartment feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- You evaluated both and Compartment fits your workflow better
About Olares
Olares is an open source personal cloud operating system built to run AI agents and large language models on hardware you own. It is written in Go and released under the AGPL 3.0 license, and it sits in the cloud native and self hosted corner of the machine learning infrastructure ecosystem. The project describes itself as an operating system you operate in plain language, powered by Kubernetes, turning a machine or a set of machines into a self hosted AI platform reachable from any browser.
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About Compartment
Compartment is an Apache 2.0 Python MCP server that gives AI agents encrypted, fully offline long term memory in a single vault on the user's own computer, built for people running Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, Hermes Agent, OpenClaw or any other MCP client who want persistent memory with no account, no API key, no network and no telemetry.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Olares or Compartment more popular?
Olares has 5,278 GitHub stars and Compartment has 581. Olares has the larger community by that measure.
Are Olares and Compartment free?
Both are open source. Olares is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Compartment under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Olares and Compartment?
Olares is written in Go and Compartment in Python. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Olares or Compartment?
Choose Olares if you want the larger community (5,278 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose Compartment if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.