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parcel vs Stormkit
parcel has 44,008 GitHub stars, 2,425 forks, 606 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Stormkit has 266 stars, 19 forks, 13 open issues and last shipped yesterday. parcel leads on adoption by 16,444% (44,008 vs 266 stars). parcel is written in JavaScript under MIT; Stormkit is written in Go under a custom or non-standard licence. parcel has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, Stormkit 7%. Stormkit 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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| parcel | Stormkit | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 44K | ★ 266 |
| License | MIT | Custom / other |
| Written in | JavaScript | Go |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.4K | ⑂ 19 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick parcel if
- You weight community size — 44K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Stormkit if
- You want the Stormkit feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and Stormkit fits your workflow better
About parcel
Parcel is a zero configuration build tool for the web. It combines a great out of the box development experience with a scalable architecture that can take your project from just getting started to massive production application. Features 😍 Zero config – Parcel supports many languages and file types out of the box, from web technologies like HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, to assets like images, fonts, videos, and more. It has a built in dev server with hot reloading, beautiful error diagnostics, and much more. No configuration needed! ⚡️ Lightning fast – Parcel's JavaScript compiler is written in Rust for native…
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About Stormkit
Stormkit Deploy your app and get the pieces it needs — a Postgres database, end user authentication, a transactional mailer, scheduled jobs and analytics — on infrastructure you own. That is a working Stormkit on your own server: git push to deploy, a preview URL per branch, custom domains with automatic TLS. What you get Let an agent run it Stormkit exposes the whole platform over MCP, so a coding agent can provision a server, deploy, publish and read the logs when something breaks — without you opening the dashboard. The agent install is hands off: give it an SSH key and it provisions the instance, creates the…
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Frequently asked questions
Is parcel or Stormkit more popular?
parcel has 44,008 GitHub stars and Stormkit has 266. parcel has the larger community by that measure.
Are parcel and Stormkit free?
Both are open source. parcel is licensed under MIT, and Stormkit has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between parcel and Stormkit?
parcel is written in JavaScript and Stormkit 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, parcel or Stormkit?
Choose parcel if you want the larger community (44,008 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Stormkit if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.