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Tabby vs Omnigent
Tabby has 33,882 GitHub stars, 1,789 forks, 335 open issues and last shipped 3 months ago. Omnigent has 10,106 stars, 1,601 forks, 1,315 open issues and last shipped today. Tabby leads on adoption by 235% (33,882 vs 10,106 stars). Tabby is written in Rust under a custom or non-standard licence; Omnigent is written in Python under Apache-2.0. Tabby has attracted 5% as many forks as stars, Omnigent 16%. Omnigent was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (ai, developer-tools), 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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| Tabby | Omnigent | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 34K | ★ 10K |
| License | Custom / other | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | Rust | Python |
| Last push | 2026-06-30 | 2026-09-20 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.8K | ⑂ 1.6K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Tabby if
- You weight community size — 34K stars and counting
- You want the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches Rust
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Omnigent if
- You want the Omnigent feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- You evaluated both and Omnigent fits your workflow better
About Tabby
Tabby is a self hosted, open source AI coding assistant that acts as an on premises alternative to GitHub Copilot, aimed at developers and engineering teams that want code completion and chat without routing source code through a third party cloud service.
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About Omnigent
Omnigent is an open source AI agent framework and meta harness in the Developer Tools and AI Assisted Coding ecosystem. It provides a common orchestration layer over Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode, Hermes, Pi, and custom YAML agents. The Python project uses the Apache 2.0 license and combines different harnesses without rewriting the workflow.
read the full Omnigent overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Tabby or Omnigent more popular?
Tabby has 33,882 GitHub stars and Omnigent has 10,106. Tabby has the larger community by that measure.
Are Tabby and Omnigent free?
Both are open source. Tabby has no licence declared in this registry, and Omnigent is licensed under Apache-2.0. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Tabby and Omnigent?
Tabby is written in Rust and Omnigent in Python. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Tabby or Omnigent?
Choose Tabby if you want the larger community (33,882 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose Omnigent if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.