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prest vs php-crud-api
prest has 4,619 GitHub stars, 322 forks, 153 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. php-crud-api has 3,737 stars, 1,028 forks, 85 open issues and last shipped 23 days ago. prest leads on adoption by 24% (4,619 vs 3,737 stars). prest is written in Go under MIT; php-crud-api is written in PHP under MIT. prest has attracted 7% as many forks as stars, php-crud-api 28%. prest was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (crud, database), 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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| prest | php-crud-api | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 4.6K | ★ 3.7K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | Go | PHP |
| Last push | 2026-09-18 | 2026-08-28 |
| Forks | ⑂ 322 | ⑂ 1.0K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick prest if
- You weight community size — 4.6K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick php-crud-api if
- You want the php-crud-api feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches PHP
- You evaluated both and php-crud-api fits your workflow better
About prest
pREST (PostgreSQL + REST) is a production ready, MIT licensed Go service that exposes an instant REST API and a read only Model Context Protocol (MCP) endpoint on top of any existing or new PostgreSQL database, built for teams that want CRUD, custom SQL routes, authentication and access control without hand writing a backend.
read the full prest overview →
About php-crud-api
php crud api is a single file PHP script that adds a REST API to an existing MySQL/MariaDB, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, or SQLite database, and it is aimed at PHP developers and small teams that want working CRUD endpoints without building and maintaining a backend application around their schema.
read the full php-crud-api overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is prest or php-crud-api more popular?
prest has 4,619 GitHub stars and php-crud-api has 3,737. prest has the larger community by that measure.
Are prest and php-crud-api free?
Both are open source. prest is licensed under MIT and php-crud-api under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between prest and php-crud-api?
prest is written in Go and php-crud-api in PHP. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, prest or php-crud-api?
Choose prest if you want the larger community (4,619 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose php-crud-api if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.