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Twenty vs Ever Gauzy
Twenty has 56,947 GitHub stars, 9,143 forks, 205 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Ever Gauzy has 7,470 stars, 1,116 forks, 460 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Twenty leads on adoption by 662% (56,947 vs 7,470 stars). Twenty is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence; Ever Gauzy is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0. Twenty has attracted 16% as many forks as stars, Ever Gauzy 15%. Twenty was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (crm), 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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| Twenty | Ever Gauzy | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 57K | ★ 7.5K |
| License | Custom / other | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 9.1K | ⑂ 1.1K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Twenty if
- You weight community size — 57K 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 Ever Gauzy if
- You want the Ever Gauzy feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Ever Gauzy fits your workflow better
About Twenty
Twenty is an open source CRM platform built for technical teams that need to design and deploy custom customer relationship management systems without vendor lock in. It provides a framework for defining data models, views, workflows, and AI powered agents entirely as code, enabling full version control and integration into existing development pipelines. The project lives in the JavaScript/TypeScript ecosystem and uses modern tooling including NestJS, React, PostgreSQL, and Redis.
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About Ever Gauzy
Ever Gauzy is open source business management platform written in TypeScript, released under AGPL 3.0. It bundles ERP, CRM, HRM, applicant tracking, project management, and employee time and activity tracking into one system. Part of larger Ever Platform for collaborative, on demand, sharing economies. Repo carries 6140 stars, 992 forks, 460 open issues.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Twenty or Ever Gauzy more popular?
Twenty has 56,947 GitHub stars and Ever Gauzy has 7,470. Twenty has the larger community by that measure.
Are Twenty and Ever Gauzy free?
Both are open source. Twenty has no licence declared in this registry, and Ever Gauzy is licensed under AGPL-3.0. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Twenty and Ever Gauzy?
Twenty is written in TypeScript and Ever Gauzy 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, Twenty or Ever Gauzy?
Choose Twenty if you want the larger community (56,947 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose Ever Gauzy if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.