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OpenBB vs voiceink
OpenBB has 73,153 GitHub stars, 7,565 forks, 117 open issues and last shipped yesterday. voiceink has 6,442 stars, 920 forks, 127 open issues and last shipped yesterday. OpenBB leads on adoption by 1,036% (73,153 vs 6,442 stars). OpenBB is written in Python under a custom or non-standard licence; voiceink is written in Swift under a custom or non-standard licence. OpenBB has attracted 10% as many forks as stars, voiceink 14%. OpenBB 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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| OpenBB | voiceink | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 73K | ★ 6.4K |
| License | Custom / other | Custom / other |
| Written in | Python | Swift |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 7.6K | ⑂ 920 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick OpenBB if
- You weight community size — 73K stars and counting
- You want the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick voiceink if
- You want the voiceink feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches Swift
- You evaluated both and voiceink fits your workflow better
About OpenBB
OpenBB is an open source data platform for investment professionals, built as the Open Data Platform (ODP) and extended by the OpenBB Workspace UI. It lives in the quantitative finance and AI agent ecosystem, integrating equity, crypto, derivatives, fixed income, economics, and options data from proprietary, licensed, and public sources.
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About voiceink
VoiceInk is a native macOS application that transcribes speech into text almost instantly. It is written in Swift and published under the GNU General Public License v3.0, with the registry listing it as a Miscellaneous category project built around the macOS platform. The README frames it as an open source alternative to the paid voice to text products Superwhisper and Wispr Flow, and the repository ships the full source alongside a compiled build distributed through the project's own website.
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Frequently asked questions
Is OpenBB or voiceink more popular?
OpenBB has 73,153 GitHub stars and voiceink has 6,442. OpenBB has the larger community by that measure.
Are OpenBB and voiceink free?
Neither OpenBB nor voiceink declares a licence in this registry, so check each project's own repository before relying on either for a commercial use. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between OpenBB and voiceink?
OpenBB is written in Python and voiceink in Swift. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, OpenBB or voiceink?
Choose OpenBB if you want the larger community (73,153 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose voiceink if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.