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Tyk vs typia
Tyk has 10,873 GitHub stars, 1,169 forks, 509 open issues and last shipped yesterday. typia has 5,961 stars, 233 forks, 4 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Tyk leads on adoption by 82% (10,873 vs 5,961 stars). Tyk is written in Go under a custom or non-standard licence; typia is written in TypeScript under MIT. Tyk has attracted 11% as many forks as stars, typia 4%. Tyk 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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| Tyk | typia | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 11K | ★ 6.0K |
| License | Custom / other | MIT |
| Written in | Go | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.2K | ⑂ 233 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Tyk if
- You weight community size — 11K stars and counting
- You want the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick typia if
- You want the typia feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and typia fits your workflow better
About Tyk
Documentation Forum Blog About Tyk API Gateway Tyk Gateway is the cloud native, open source, enterprise ready API Gateway supporting REST, GraphQL, TCP and gRPC protocols. Built from the ground up, as the fastest API Gateway on the planet since 2014. Tyk Gateway is provided ‘Batteries included’, with no feature lockout. Enabling your organization to rate limit, auth, gather analytics, apply microservice patterns and more with ease. Tyk runs natively on Kubernetes , if you prefer, thanks to the Tyk Kubernetes Operator Everything you need to manage APIs. Follow the simple Get Started guide below 👇 The Enterprise…
About typia
Typia typia is a transformer library supporting below features: Super fast Runtime Validators Enhanced JSON schema and serde functions LLM function calling harness Protocol Buffer encoder and decoder Random data generator [!NOTE] Only one line required, with pure TypeScript type Runtime validator is 20,000x faster than class validator JSON serialization is 200x faster than class transformer LLM function calling harness turns 6.75% → 100% accuracy Write the type on the left, and typia compiles it into the validator on the right — at build time, with no schema and no runtime reflection. Setup Install typia with…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Tyk or typia more popular?
Tyk has 10,873 GitHub stars and typia has 5,961. Tyk has the larger community by that measure.
Are Tyk and typia free?
Both are open source. Tyk has no licence declared in this registry, and typia is licensed under MIT. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Tyk and typia?
Tyk is written in Go and typia 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, Tyk or typia?
Choose Tyk if you want the larger community (10,873 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose typia if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.