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OpenCut vs gorules
OpenCut has 97,156 GitHub stars, 9,671 forks, 378 open issues and last shipped 1 months ago. gorules has 2,104 stars, 227 forks, 41 open issues and last shipped yesterday. OpenCut leads on adoption by 4,518% (97,156 vs 2,104 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 | ★ 97K | ★ 2.1K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | Rust |
| Last push | 2026-09-24 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 9.7K | ⑂ 227 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick OpenCut if
- You weight community size — 97K 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 A free and open source video editor for web, desktop, and mobile. Status OpenCut is being rewritten from the ground up. What's coming: An Editor API First class third party plugins (made possible by a plugin first architecture) Desktop, mobile, and browser from one codebase (Rust core) MCP server (for AI agents) Headless mode (automation, batch rendering) A scripting tab directly in the editor You can still find the previous version at opencut app/opencut classic, which is the one to reach for today. opencut.app still runs the classic version. The rewrite will live at new.opencut.app until it's ready to…
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About gorules
ZEN Engine Business logic humans can read and machines can run. One copy of your rules: the owner reads it, every system runs it. ZEN Engine is a cross platform, open source Business Rules Engine (BRE) written in Rust , with native bindings for Node.js , Python , Go , Java , Kotlin and .NET , plus iOS and Android packages. Decisions evaluate in microseconds, run identically on every platform, and are stored as portable JSON. Loading the JSON is up to you: file system, database or service call. Try it in the free Online Editor with a built in simulator, or embed the open source React JDM Editor in your own…
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Frequently asked questions
Is OpenCut or gorules more popular?
OpenCut has 97,156 GitHub stars and gorules has 2,104. 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 (97,156 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose gorules if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.