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Stoat vs Peergos
Stoat has 3,336 GitHub stars, 388 forks, 139 open issues and last shipped today. Peergos has 2,524 stars, 199 forks, 103 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Stoat leads on adoption by 32% (3,336 vs 2,524 stars). Stoat is written in Rust under a custom or non-standard licence; Peergos is written in Java under AGPL-3.0. Stoat has attracted 12% as many forks as stars, Peergos 8%. Stoat 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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| Stoat | Peergos | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 3.3K | ★ 2.5K |
| License | Custom / other | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | Rust | Java |
| Last push | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-19 |
| Forks | ⑂ 388 | ⑂ 199 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Stoat if
- You weight community size — 3.3K stars and counting
- You want the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches Rust
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Peergos if
- You want the Peergos feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Java
- You evaluated both and Peergos fits your workflow better
About Stoat
Stoat is a Rust backend project that provides the services and libraries powering the Stoat group chat service. The repository is organized around core crates for configuration, database implementation, files, API models, permissions, presence, result types, and a coalesced crate.
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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.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Stoat or Peergos more popular?
Stoat has 3,336 GitHub stars and Peergos has 2,524. Stoat has the larger community by that measure.
Are Stoat and Peergos free?
Both are open source. Stoat has no licence declared in this registry, and Peergos is licensed under AGPL-3.0. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Stoat and Peergos?
Stoat is written in Rust and Peergos 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, Stoat or Peergos?
Choose Stoat if you want the larger community (3,336 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose Peergos if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.