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Typebot vs Tiledesk
Typebot has 10,341 GitHub stars, 3,207 forks, 22 open issues and last shipped 6 days ago. Tiledesk has 15 stars, 5 forks, 56 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. Typebot leads on adoption by 68,840% (10,341 vs 15 stars). Typebot is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence; Tiledesk is written in TypeScript under MIT. Typebot has attracted 31% as many forks as stars, Tiledesk 33%. Tiledesk was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (chatbot), 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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| Typebot | Tiledesk | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 10K | ★ 15 |
| License | Custom / other | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-14 | 2026-09-18 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.2K | ⑂ 5 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Typebot if
- You weight community size — 10K 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 Tiledesk if
- You want the Tiledesk feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Tiledesk fits your workflow better
About Typebot
Typebot is Fair Source chatbot builder. Users create advanced chatbots visually. Chatbots embed in web and mobile apps. Results collect in real time. Project lives in self hosted chatbot, conversational bot, form builder ecosystem. Stack uses TypeScript, Next.js, TailwindCSS. GitHub topics include chat application, chatbot, conversational bots, form builder, nextjs, tailwindcss.
read the full Typebot overview →
About Tiledesk
Tiledesk is an open source, MIT licensed platform for building LLM powered AI agents and automating customer support, and this repository is the Angular backoffice dashboard used to manage it, aimed at support teams and developers who want a self hosted alternative to Intercom and Voiceflow.
read the full Tiledesk overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Typebot or Tiledesk more popular?
Typebot has 10,341 GitHub stars and Tiledesk has 15. Typebot has the larger community by that measure.
Are Typebot and Tiledesk free?
Both are open source. Typebot has no licence declared in this registry, and Tiledesk is licensed under MIT. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Typebot and Tiledesk?
Typebot is written in TypeScript and Tiledesk 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, Typebot or Tiledesk?
Choose Typebot if you want the larger community (10,341 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose Tiledesk if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.