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ProxmoxVE vs joint
ProxmoxVE has 29,607 GitHub stars, 2,887 forks, 27 open issues and last shipped yesterday. joint has 5,385 stars, 893 forks, 49 open issues and last shipped yesterday. ProxmoxVE leads on adoption by 450% (29,607 vs 5,385 stars). ProxmoxVE is written in Shell under MIT; joint is written in JavaScript under MPL-2.0. ProxmoxVE has attracted 10% as many forks as stars, joint 17%. ProxmoxVE 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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| ProxmoxVE | joint | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 30K | ★ 5.4K |
| License | MIT | MPL-2.0 |
| Written in | Shell | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.9K | ⑂ 893 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick ProxmoxVE if
- You weight community size — 30K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Shell
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick joint if
- You want the joint feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MPL-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You evaluated both and joint fits your workflow better
About ProxmoxVE
Proxmox VE Helper Scripts (Community Edition) is a collection of Shell scripts that install and configure self hosted services as containers or virtual machines on Proxmox VE. It is a community project built on the foundation of @tteck's original work, distributed under the MIT license, and it lives in the Proxmox VE and homelab ecosystem alongside LXC, Docker, Debian, Ubuntu, and Alpine tooling. The scripts cover hundreds of services across home automation, media, networking, monitoring, databases, security, and developer tooling.
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About joint
JointJS is an MPL 2.0 licensed, SVG based JavaScript and TypeScript diagramming library for teams building production scale diagramming UIs such as AI workflow builders, BPMN modelers, SCADA/HMI dashboards, and data modeling tools.
read the full joint overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is ProxmoxVE or joint more popular?
ProxmoxVE has 29,607 GitHub stars and joint has 5,385. ProxmoxVE has the larger community by that measure.
Are ProxmoxVE and joint free?
Both are open source. ProxmoxVE is licensed under MIT and joint under MPL-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between ProxmoxVE and joint?
ProxmoxVE is written in Shell and joint in JavaScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, ProxmoxVE or joint?
Choose ProxmoxVE if you want the larger community (29,607 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose joint if its feature set, stack or MPL-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.