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paopao-ce vs scoold
paopao-ce has 4,502 GitHub stars, 656 forks, 16 open issues and last shipped 2 months ago. scoold has 923 stars, 227 forks, 7 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. paopao-ce leads on adoption by 388% (4,502 vs 923 stars). paopao-ce is written in Go under MIT; scoold is written in Java under Apache-2.0. paopao-ce has attracted 15% as many forks as stars, scoold 25%. scoold was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (forum), 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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| paopao-ce | scoold | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 4.5K | ★ 923 |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | Go | Java |
| Last push | 2026-08-03 | 2026-09-15 |
| Forks | ⑂ 656 | ⑂ 227 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick paopao-ce if
- You weight community size — 4.5K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick scoold if
- You want the scoold feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Java
- You evaluated both and scoold fits your workflow better
About paopao-ce
PaoPao is an open source micro community platform that ships a complete social product in a single repository. The backend is written in Go and built on Gin, Cobra, GORM and Mir, while the web client uses Vue 3, Vite and Naive UI. An optional Tauri desktop client is packaged alongside the web application, so the same codebase covers server, browser and desktop delivery. The project is licensed under MIT and lives in the Go ecosystem, with topic tags covering bbs, forum, gin, go, naive, twitter, vue3 and zinc.
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About scoold
Scoold is an Apache 2.0 licensed, self hostable Q&A and knowledge sharing platform for teams and organizations that want a Stack Overflow style space for internal questions and answers.
read the full scoold overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is paopao-ce or scoold more popular?
paopao-ce has 4,502 GitHub stars and scoold has 923. paopao-ce has the larger community by that measure.
Are paopao-ce and scoold free?
Both are open source. paopao-ce is licensed under MIT and scoold under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between paopao-ce and scoold?
paopao-ce is written in Go and scoold in Java. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, paopao-ce or scoold?
Choose paopao-ce if you want the larger community (4,502 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose scoold if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.