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Botpress vs puck
Botpress has 14,920 GitHub stars, 2,293 forks, 52 open issues and last shipped yesterday. puck has 13,342 stars, 977 forks, 200 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. Botpress leads on adoption by 12% (14,920 vs 13,342 stars). Botpress is written in TypeScript under MIT; puck is written in TypeScript under MIT. Botpress has attracted 15% as many forks as stars, puck 7%. Botpress was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (ai), 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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Side by side
| Botpress | puck | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 15K | ★ 13K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-19 | 2026-09-18 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.3K | ⑂ 977 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Botpress if
- You weight community size — 15K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick puck if
- You want the puck feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and puck fits your workflow better
About Botpress
Botpress is open source hub to build and deploy GPT/LLM agents. It lives in Botpress Cloud ecosystem. Project uses TypeScript, MIT license, npm packages @botpress/cli and @botpress/sdk. Repository contains public integrations, devtools, example bots as code, and plugins for Botpress Studio, marked coming soon.
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About puck
Puck is a modular, open source visual editor for React.js that lets teams assemble their own drag and drop editing experiences from their existing React components, and it is aimed at developers building internal systems or commercial products who want to own both the editor and the data behind it.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Botpress or puck more popular?
Botpress has 14,920 GitHub stars and puck has 13,342. Botpress has the larger community by that measure.
Are Botpress and puck free?
Both are open source. Botpress is licensed under MIT and puck under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Botpress and puck?
Botpress is written in TypeScript and puck 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, Botpress or puck?
Choose Botpress if you want the larger community (14,920 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose puck if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.