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pi vs Superset
pi has 106,586 GitHub stars, 13,437 forks, 202 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Superset has 14,351 stars, 1,275 forks, 666 open issues and last shipped yesterday. pi leads on adoption by 643% (106,586 vs 14,351 stars). pi is written in TypeScript under MIT; Superset is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence. pi has attracted 13% as many forks as stars, Superset 9%. pi 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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| pi | Superset | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 107K | ★ 14K |
| License | MIT | Custom / other |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 13K | ⑂ 1.3K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick pi if
- You weight community size — 107K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Superset if
- You want the Superset feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Superset fits your workflow better
About pi
Pi is a modular agent toolkit written in TypeScript for building and running terminal based AI coding agents. It lives in the developer tooling ecosystem and provides composable packages for LLM integration, agent orchestration, and terminal UI rendering. The project centers on @earendil works/pi coding agent , an interactive CLI agent, supported by core runtime, AI abstraction, and TUI libraries.
About Superset
Superset is an agentic IDE for orchestrating many coding agents in parallel on a developer machine. It lives in the AI assisted coding and developer tools ecosystem, and it is aimed at people who run CLI agents such as Claude Code, Codex, or any CLI agent. It can run any agent with the user's own subscription. The project treats each agent as a worker that can run in its own isolated git worktree, with its own branch, terminal, and environment.
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Frequently asked questions
Is pi or Superset more popular?
pi has 106,586 GitHub stars and Superset has 14,351. pi has the larger community by that measure.
Are pi and Superset free?
Both are open source. pi is licensed under MIT, and Superset has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between pi and Superset?
pi is written in TypeScript and Superset in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, pi or Superset?
Choose pi if you want the larger community (106,586 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Superset if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.