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Ueli vs Ziit
Ueli has 4,615 GitHub stars, 273 forks, 73 open issues and last shipped 11 days ago. Ziit has 258 stars, 13 forks, 11 open issues and last shipped 11 days ago. Ueli leads on adoption by 1,689% (4,615 vs 258 stars). Ueli is written in TypeScript under MIT; Ziit is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0. Ueli has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, Ziit 5%. Ueli was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (productivity), 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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Side by side
| Ueli | Ziit | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 4.6K | ★ 258 |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-10-23 | 2026-10-23 |
| Forks | ⑂ 273 | ⑂ 13 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Ueli if
- You weight community size — 4.6K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Ziit if
- You want the Ziit 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 Ziit fits your workflow better
About Ueli
Ueli Ueli is a cross platform keystroke launcher. Installation Please download Ueli only from the Microsoft Store, the Website or this repository. Windows Get the app from the Microsoft Store or install it with winget: winget install Ueli s msstore . Optionally, you can also manually download and install the app from here, but note that, due to cost reasons, these binaries are not signed. Windows will prevent you from installing / opening the app. macOS Download and install the app from here. Note that, due to cost reasons, these binaries are neither signed nor notarized. Because Ueli is neither signed nor…
About Ziit
The Swiss army knife of code time tracking. Docs • Stats • Leaderboard • Discord [!IMPORTANT] Upvote Ziit on AlternativeTo, ProductHunt, PeerPush to help me promote it. Star History What is Ziit? Ziit (pronounced 'tseet') is an open source, self hostable alternative to WakaTime. It provides a clean, minimal, and fast dashboard for displaying coding statistics, while ensuring privacy by keeping all data on your own server. Ziit tracks coding activity such as projects, languages, editors, files, branches, operating systems, and time spent coding all presented in a familiar interface inspired by Plausible…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Ueli or Ziit more popular?
Ueli has 4,615 GitHub stars and Ziit has 258. Ueli has the larger community by that measure.
Are Ueli and Ziit free?
Both are open source. Ueli is licensed under MIT and Ziit under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Ueli and Ziit?
Ueli is written in TypeScript and Ziit 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, Ueli or Ziit?
Choose Ueli if you want the larger community (4,615 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Ziit if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.