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Puter vs ProjectDiscovery
Puter has 43,557 GitHub stars, 4,062 forks, 19 open issues and last shipped yesterday. ProjectDiscovery has 31,272 stars, 3,875 forks, 107 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. Puter leads on adoption by 39% (43,557 vs 31,272 stars). Puter is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0; ProjectDiscovery is written in Go under MIT. Puter has attracted 9% as many forks as stars, ProjectDiscovery 12%. Puter 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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| Puter | ProjectDiscovery | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 44K | ★ 31K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | Go |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-15 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.1K | ⑂ 3.9K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Puter if
- You weight community size — 44K stars and counting
- You want the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick ProjectDiscovery if
- You want the ProjectDiscovery feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and ProjectDiscovery fits your workflow better
About Puter
Puter is an open source, self hostable internet computer that delivers a full desktop environment running directly in a web browser. It functions as a cloud based operating system, integrating file storage, applications, and developer tooling into a single cohesive platform. The project lives in the browser based desktop and cloud infrastructure ecosystem, positioning itself as a free and open alternative to proprietary cloud desktop services.
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About ProjectDiscovery
Nuclei is a high performance, open source vulnerability scanner built by ProjectDiscovery, part of the ProjectDiscovery ecosystem. It operates as a CLI tool using a simple YAML based DSL to define custom vulnerability checks, enabling precise, real world exploitation simulation to eliminate false positives.
read the full ProjectDiscovery overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Puter or ProjectDiscovery more popular?
Puter has 43,557 GitHub stars and ProjectDiscovery has 31,272. Puter has the larger community by that measure.
Are Puter and ProjectDiscovery free?
Both are open source. Puter is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and ProjectDiscovery under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Puter and ProjectDiscovery?
Puter is written in TypeScript and ProjectDiscovery in Go. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Puter or ProjectDiscovery?
Choose Puter if you want the larger community (43,557 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose ProjectDiscovery if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.