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ECC vs Vendure
ECC has 263,046 GitHub stars, 39,368 forks, 204 open issues and last shipped today. Vendure has 8,456 stars, 1,493 forks, 231 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. ECC leads on adoption by 3,011% (263,046 vs 8,456 stars). ECC is written in JavaScript under MIT; Vendure is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence. ECC has attracted 15% as many forks as stars, Vendure 18%. ECC 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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| ECC | Vendure | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 263K | ★ 8.5K |
| License | MIT | Custom / other |
| Written in | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-18 |
| Forks | ⑂ 39K | ⑂ 1.5K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick ECC if
- You weight community size — 263K 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 ECC
ECC is an MIT licensed open source agent harness performance optimization system that gives AI coding agents a coordinated engineering workflow — plan, test, implement, review, verify, remember, improve — for developers working in Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Cursor, and other harnesses.
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 ECC or Vendure more popular?
ECC has 263,046 GitHub stars and Vendure has 8,456. ECC has the larger community by that measure.
Are ECC and Vendure free?
Both are open source. ECC is licensed under MIT, and Vendure has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between ECC and Vendure?
ECC 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, ECC or Vendure?
Choose ECC if you want the larger community (263,046 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Vendure if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.