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OpenCut vs hanko
OpenCut has 89,705 GitHub stars, 8,857 forks, 378 open issues and last shipped 1 months ago. hanko has 9,032 stars, 1,016 forks, 64 open issues and last shipped yesterday. OpenCut leads on adoption by 893% (89,705 vs 9,032 stars). OpenCut is written in TypeScript under MIT; hanko is written in Go under a custom or non-standard licence. OpenCut has attracted 10% as many forks as stars, hanko 11%. hanko 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 | hanko | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 90K | ★ 9.0K |
| License | MIT | Custom / other |
| Written in | TypeScript | Go |
| Last push | 2026-08-10 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 8.9K | ⑂ 1.0K |
| 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 hanko if
- You want the hanko feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and hanko 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 hanko
Hanko is an open source authentication and user management backend, written in Go, that gives teams a self hostable or fully managed alternative to Auth0, Clerk, WorkOS and Stytch for adding passwords, passkeys, MFA, social login and enterprise SSO to an application.
read the full hanko overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is OpenCut or hanko more popular?
OpenCut has 89,705 GitHub stars and hanko has 9,032. OpenCut has the larger community by that measure.
Are OpenCut and hanko free?
Both are open source. OpenCut is licensed under MIT, and hanko has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between OpenCut and hanko?
OpenCut is written in TypeScript and hanko in Go. 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 hanko?
Choose OpenCut if you want the larger community (89,705 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose hanko if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.