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redoc vs RWKV-Runner
redoc has 25,913 GitHub stars, 2,395 forks, 449 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. RWKV-Runner has 6,479 stars, 601 forks, 178 open issues and last shipped 14 days ago. redoc leads on adoption by 300% (25,913 vs 6,479 stars). redoc is written in TypeScript under MIT; RWKV-Runner is written in TypeScript under MIT. redoc has attracted 9% as many forks as stars, RWKV-Runner 9%. redoc 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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| redoc | RWKV-Runner | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 26K | ★ 6.5K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-16 | 2026-09-04 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.4K | ⑂ 601 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick redoc if
- You weight community size — 26K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick RWKV-Runner if
- You want the RWKV-Runner feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and RWKV-Runner fits your workflow better
About redoc
Redoc is an open source tool for generating API reference documentation from OpenAPI definitions, formerly known as Swagger. It lives in the JavaScript and TypeScript ecosystem, ships under the MIT license, and is published on npm as the redoc package. By default it renders a responsive three panel layout: a left panel holding the search bar and navigation menu, a central panel holding the documentation itself, and a right panel showing request and response examples.
read the full redoc overview →
About RWKV-Runner
RWKV Runner is a management and startup tool for RWKV, an open source large language model that is available for commercial use. It ships as a lightweight executable of only a few megabytes and automates the work of getting a model running, so that the user does not have to assemble the runtime, dependencies, and serving stack by hand. The project is written in TypeScript and built with Wails, and it is distributed under the MIT license from the josStorer repository. It lives in the RWKV ecosystem and in the broader local inference tooling space, with a companion site at rwkv.com.
read the full RWKV-Runner overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is redoc or RWKV-Runner more popular?
redoc has 25,913 GitHub stars and RWKV-Runner has 6,479. redoc has the larger community by that measure.
Are redoc and RWKV-Runner free?
Both are open source. redoc is licensed under MIT and RWKV-Runner under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between redoc and RWKV-Runner?
redoc is written in TypeScript and RWKV-Runner 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, redoc or RWKV-Runner?
Choose redoc if you want the larger community (25,913 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose RWKV-Runner if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.