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qinglong vs Fizzy
qinglong has 19,887 GitHub stars, 3,232 forks, 108 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Fizzy has 8,202 stars, 1,193 forks, 67 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. qinglong leads on adoption by 142% (19,887 vs 8,202 stars). qinglong is written in TypeScript under Apache-2.0; Fizzy is written in Ruby under a custom or non-standard licence. qinglong has attracted 16% as many forks as stars, Fizzy 15%. qinglong 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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| qinglong | Fizzy | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 20K | ★ 8.2K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Custom / other |
| Written in | TypeScript | Ruby |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-16 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.2K | ⑂ 1.2K |
| 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 Fizzy if
- You want the Fizzy feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches Ruby
- You evaluated both and Fizzy 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.
read the full qinglong overview →
About Fizzy
Fizzy is an open source kanban tool for tracking issues and ideas, published by 37signals as a Ruby on Rails application, and it is aimed at teams that want a fast, simple board together with the source code and the option to run that board on their own server.
read the full Fizzy overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is qinglong or Fizzy more popular?
qinglong has 19,887 GitHub stars and Fizzy has 8,202. qinglong has the larger community by that measure.
Are qinglong and Fizzy free?
Both are open source. qinglong is licensed under Apache-2.0, and Fizzy has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between qinglong and Fizzy?
qinglong is written in TypeScript and Fizzy in Ruby. 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 Fizzy?
Choose qinglong if you want the larger community (19,887 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose Fizzy if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.