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qinglong vs Alexandrie
qinglong has 19,887 GitHub stars, 3,232 forks, 108 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Alexandrie has 2,752 stars, 193 forks, 29 open issues and last shipped 4 days ago. qinglong leads on adoption by 623% (19,887 vs 2,752 stars). qinglong is written in TypeScript under Apache-2.0; Alexandrie is written in Vue under MIT. qinglong has attracted 16% as many forks as stars, Alexandrie 7%. qinglong was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (docker), 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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| qinglong | Alexandrie | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 20K | ★ 2.8K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | Vue |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-14 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.2K | ⑂ 193 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick qinglong if
- You weight community size — 20K stars and counting
- You want the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Alexandrie if
- You want the Alexandrie feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Vue
- You evaluated both and Alexandrie fits your workflow better
About qinglong
Qinglong is a self hosted timed task management platform that schedules and runs Python 3, JavaScript, Shell, and TypeScript scripts from a web interface, built for developers and operators who want central control over scheduled jobs instead of hand editing crontab on every machine.
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About Alexandrie
Alexandrie is an open source, self hosted knowledge base and project & work management tool. It lives in the Vue/Nuxt, Golang, Docker, and offline first web app ecosystem. It provides an extended Markdown editor for organizing, searching, sharing, and exporting notes from desktop or mobile devices.
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Frequently asked questions
Is qinglong or Alexandrie more popular?
qinglong has 19,887 GitHub stars and Alexandrie has 2,752. qinglong has the larger community by that measure.
Are qinglong and Alexandrie free?
Both are open source. qinglong is licensed under Apache-2.0 and Alexandrie under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between qinglong and Alexandrie?
qinglong is written in TypeScript and Alexandrie in Vue. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, qinglong or Alexandrie?
Choose qinglong if you want the larger community (19,887 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose Alexandrie if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.