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OpenCut vs gorules
OpenCut has 89,680 GitHub stars, 8,852 forks, 378 open issues and last shipped 1 months ago. gorules has 1,994 stars, 211 forks, 41 open issues and last shipped 24 days ago. OpenCut leads on adoption by 4,397% (89,680 vs 1,994 stars). OpenCut is written in TypeScript under MIT; gorules is written in Rust under MIT. OpenCut has attracted 10% as many forks as stars, gorules 11%. gorules 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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| OpenCut | gorules | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 90K | ★ 2.0K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | Rust |
| Last push | 2026-08-10 | 2026-08-25 |
| Forks | ⑂ 8.9K | ⑂ 211 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick OpenCut if
- You weight community size — 90K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick gorules if
- You want the gorules feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Rust
- You evaluated both and gorules fits your workflow better
About OpenCut
OpenCut is a free, MIT licensed video editor that runs in the browser and is being rebuilt to serve web, desktop, and mobile from a single codebase, aimed at creators who want an open source alternative to CapCut.
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About gorules
ZEN Engine is cross platform open source Business Rules Engine written in Rust under MIT license. It gives one portable JSON copy of rules. Owner reads rule. Every system runs same rule. It lives in Rust ecosystem and provides native bindings for Node.js, Python, Go, Java, Kotlin, .NET, plus iOS and Android packages.
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Frequently asked questions
Is OpenCut or gorules more popular?
OpenCut has 89,680 GitHub stars and gorules has 1,994. OpenCut has the larger community by that measure.
Are OpenCut and gorules free?
Both are open source. OpenCut is licensed under MIT and gorules under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between OpenCut and gorules?
OpenCut is written in TypeScript and gorules in Rust. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, OpenCut or gorules?
Choose OpenCut if you want the larger community (89,680 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose gorules if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.