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rea vs Fonoster
rea has 422,352 GitHub stars, 105,329 forks, 70 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Fonoster has 8,162 stars, 566 forks, 22 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. rea leads on adoption by 5,075% (422,352 vs 8,162 stars). rea is written in TypeScript under MIT; Fonoster is written in TypeScript under MIT. rea has attracted 25% as many forks as stars, Fonoster 7%. rea was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (javascript), 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
| rea | Fonoster | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 422K | ★ 8.2K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-01 |
| Forks | ⑂ 105K | ⑂ 566 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick rea if
- You weight community size — 422K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Fonoster if
- You want the Fonoster feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Fonoster fits your workflow better
About rea
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About Fonoster
Fonoster: The open source alternative to Twilio Fonoster is researching an innovative Programmable Telecommunications Stack that will allow businesses to connect telephony services with the Internet entirely through a cloud based utility. Features The most notable features of Fonoster are: [x] Multitenancy [x] Easy deployment of PBX functionalities [x] Programmable Voice Applications [x] NodeJS SDK [x] Support for Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) [x] Secure API endpoints with Let's Encrypt [x] Authentication with OAuth2 [X] Authentication with JWT [x] Role Based Access Control (RBAC) [x] Plugins based Command…
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Frequently asked questions
Is rea or Fonoster more popular?
rea has 422,352 GitHub stars and Fonoster has 8,162. rea has the larger community by that measure.
Are rea and Fonoster free?
Both are open source. rea is licensed under MIT and Fonoster under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between rea and Fonoster?
rea is written in TypeScript and Fonoster 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, rea or Fonoster?
Choose rea if you want the larger community (422,352 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Fonoster if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.