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archify vs Vendure
archify has 67,632 GitHub stars, 4,517 forks, 134 open issues and last shipped today. Vendure has 8,456 stars, 1,493 forks, 231 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. archify leads on adoption by 700% (67,632 vs 8,456 stars). archify is written in JavaScript under MIT; Vendure is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence. archify has attracted 7% as many forks as stars, Vendure 18%. archify 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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| archify | Vendure | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 68K | ★ 8.5K |
| License | MIT | Custom / other |
| Written in | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-18 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.5K | ⑂ 1.5K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick archify if
- You weight community size — 68K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Vendure if
- You want the Vendure feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Vendure fits your workflow better
About archify
Archify is an MIT licensed agent skill and Node.js rendering and validation system that turns a codebase or a written system description into a polished, interactive, self contained HTML system map, and it is built for developers and platform teams working inside coding agents such as Cursor, Claude Code, Codex CLI, and OpenCode.
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About Vendure
Vendure is an open source headless commerce platform built on a TypeScript stack that spans a Node.js and NestJS backend, a GraphQL API, and a React and TanStack admin dashboard. It lives in the TypeScript and Node.js ecosystem, and its topics place it among ecommerce frameworks, headless commerce platforms, and GraphQL commerce tools. The project is distributed as a monorepo containing the @vendure/core framework, the admin dashboard, the CLI, the official plugins, and an end to end testing harness. Vendure is licensed under GPLv3, with a plugin license exception that lets developers release their own Vendure pl…
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Frequently asked questions
Is archify or Vendure more popular?
archify has 67,632 GitHub stars and Vendure has 8,456. archify has the larger community by that measure.
Are archify and Vendure free?
Both are open source. archify is licensed under MIT, and Vendure has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between archify and Vendure?
archify is written in JavaScript and Vendure 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, archify or Vendure?
Choose archify if you want the larger community (67,632 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Vendure if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.