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Peergos vs rememory
Peergos has 2,524 GitHub stars, 199 forks, 103 open issues and last shipped yesterday. rememory has 1,452 stars, 79 forks, 20 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Peergos leads on adoption by 74% (2,524 vs 1,452 stars). Peergos is written in Java under AGPL-3.0; rememory is written in Go under Apache-2.0. Peergos has attracted 8% as many forks as stars, rememory 5%. Peergos 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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| Peergos | rememory | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 2.5K | ★ 1.5K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | Java | Go |
| Last push | 2026-09-19 | 2026-09-19 |
| Forks | ⑂ 199 | ⑂ 79 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Peergos if
- You weight community size — 2.5K stars and counting
- You want the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Java
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick rememory if
- You want the rememory feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and rememory fits your workflow better
About Peergos
Peergos is a peer to peer secure file storage system, social network, and application protocol built in Java under AGPL 3.0. It lives in the IPFS, IPLD, and libp2p ecosystem and supports a private web where users control their data, decide where it is stored, and determine who can see it. The project addresses centralized services that can track users, expose personal data, and observe relationships or file contents without cryptographic access control.
read the full Peergos overview →
About rememory
ReMemory is an Apache 2.0 licensed encryption tool written in Go that seals your files with age encryption, splits the decryption key into separate pieces held by people you trust, and lets a threshold of those people unlock the archive together without any server being involved.
read the full rememory overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Peergos or rememory more popular?
Peergos has 2,524 GitHub stars and rememory has 1,452. Peergos has the larger community by that measure.
Are Peergos and rememory free?
Both are open source. Peergos is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and rememory under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Peergos and rememory?
Peergos is written in Java and rememory 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, Peergos or rememory?
Choose Peergos if you want the larger community (2,524 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose rememory if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.