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Tabby vs Paseo
Tabby has 33,884 GitHub stars, 1,788 forks, 335 open issues and last shipped 3 months ago. Paseo has 17,595 stars, 1,993 forks, 677 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Tabby leads on adoption by 93% (33,884 vs 17,595 stars). Tabby is written in Rust under a custom or non-standard licence; Paseo is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence. Tabby has attracted 5% as many forks as stars, Paseo 11%. Paseo was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (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 | Paseo | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 34K | ★ 18K |
| License | Custom / other | Custom / other |
| Written in | Rust | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-06-30 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.8K | ⑂ 2.0K |
| 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 Paseo if
- You want the Paseo feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Paseo 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 Paseo
Paseo is a developer tool for orchestrating coding agents from a phone, desktop, or terminal. It lives in the AI assisted coding ecosystem and presents one interface for Claude Code, Codex, Copilot, OpenCode, and Pi agents. The project centers on a local server called the daemon, which manages agents on the user's machine.
read the full Paseo overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Tabby or Paseo more popular?
Tabby has 33,884 GitHub stars and Paseo has 17,595. Tabby has the larger community by that measure.
Are Tabby and Paseo free?
Neither Tabby nor Paseo 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 Tabby and Paseo?
Tabby is written in Rust and Paseo 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, Tabby or Paseo?
Choose Tabby if you want the larger community (33,884 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose Paseo if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.