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Wallabag vs Ryot
Wallabag has 12,969 GitHub stars, 896 forks, 764 open issues and last shipped 4 days ago. Ryot has 3,597 stars, 129 forks, 71 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Wallabag leads on adoption by 261% (12,969 vs 3,597 stars). Wallabag is written in PHP under MIT; Ryot is written in TypeScript under GPL-3.0. Wallabag has attracted 7% as many forks as stars, Ryot 4%. Ryot 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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| Wallabag | Ryot | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 13K | ★ 3.6K |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0 |
| Written in | PHP | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-14 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 896 | ⑂ 129 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Wallabag if
- You weight community size — 13K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches PHP
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Ryot if
- You want the Ryot feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Ryot fits your workflow better
About Wallabag
wallabag is a self hosted web application for saving web pages and reading them later. It lives in the PHP and Symfony ecosystem, is released under the MIT license, and presents itself as a read it later tool for users who want to keep their saved articles on their own server. The project also points to wallabag.it as a hosted account option for people who do not want to run the application themselves.
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About Ryot
Ryot (Roll Your Own Tracker) is a self hosted platform for tracking media consumption and fitness activity, aimed at people who want their tracking data kept on their own hardware instead of in someone else's account.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Wallabag or Ryot more popular?
Wallabag has 12,969 GitHub stars and Ryot has 3,597. Wallabag has the larger community by that measure.
Are Wallabag and Ryot free?
Both are open source. Wallabag is licensed under MIT and Ryot under GPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Wallabag and Ryot?
Wallabag is written in PHP and Ryot 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, Wallabag or Ryot?
Choose Wallabag if you want the larger community (12,969 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Ryot if its feature set, stack or GPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.