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Rowy vs ProcessWire
Rowy has 6,846 GitHub stars, 559 forks, 80 open issues and last shipped 2.0 years ago. ProcessWire has 1,159 stars, 210 forks, 93 open issues and last shipped 6 days ago. Rowy leads on adoption by 491% (6,846 vs 1,159 stars). Rowy is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence; ProcessWire is written in PHP under a custom or non-standard licence. Rowy has attracted 8% as many forks as stars, ProcessWire 18%. ProcessWire was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (cms), 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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| Rowy | ProcessWire | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 6.8K | ★ 1.2K |
| License | Custom / other | Custom / other |
| Written in | TypeScript | PHP |
| Last push | 2024-11-23 | 2026-10-30 |
| Forks | ⑂ 559 | ⑂ 210 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Rowy if
- You weight community size — 6.8K stars and counting
- You want the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick ProcessWire if
- You want the ProcessWire feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches PHP
- You evaluated both and ProcessWire fits your workflow better
About Rowy
✨ Airtable like UI for managing database ✨ Build any automation, with or without code ✨ Connect to your database and create Cloud Functions in low code without leaving your browser. Focus on building your apps. Low code for Firebase and Google Cloud. Website • Documentation • Chat with us • Twitter Live Demo 🛝 💥 Explore Rowy on live demo playground 💥 Features ✨ Powerful spreadsheet interface for Firestore CMS for Firestore CRUD operations Bulk import or export data csv, json, tsv Sort and filter by row values Lock, Freeze, Resize, Hide and Rename columns Multiple views for the same collection Automate with…
About ProcessWire
Welcome to ProcessWire 3.x This document is in Markdown. An HTML formatted version of this document can be read at: Table of Contents 1. About 2. Installation 3. Upgrading 4. Troubleshooting 5. Support About ProcessWire ProcessWire is a friendly and powerful open source CMS with an API that is a joy to use at any scale. It is both a content management system (CMS) and framework (CMF) built to save you time and work the way you do. With all custom fields, a secure foundation, proven scalability and performance, ProcessWire connects all of your content seamlessly, making your job fast, easy and fun. ProcessWire…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Rowy or ProcessWire more popular?
Rowy has 6,846 GitHub stars and ProcessWire has 1,159. Rowy has the larger community by that measure.
Are Rowy and ProcessWire free?
Neither Rowy nor ProcessWire declares a licence in this registry, so check each project's own repository before relying on either for a commercial use. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Rowy and ProcessWire?
Rowy is written in TypeScript and ProcessWire in PHP. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Rowy or ProcessWire?
Choose Rowy if you want the larger community (6,846 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose ProcessWire if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.