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vike vs bludit
vike has 5,827 GitHub stars, 396 forks, 89 open issues and last shipped yesterday. bludit has 1,466 stars, 334 forks, 21 open issues and last shipped 6 days ago. vike leads on adoption by 297% (5,827 vs 1,466 stars). vike is written in TypeScript under MIT; bludit is written in PHP under MIT. vike has attracted 7% as many forks as stars, bludit 23%. vike 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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Side by side
| vike | bludit | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 5.8K | ★ 1.5K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | PHP |
| Last push | 2026-09-19 | 2026-09-14 |
| Forks | ⑂ 396 | ⑂ 334 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick vike if
- You weight community size — 5.8K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick bludit if
- You want the bludit feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches PHP
- You evaluated both and bludit fits your workflow better
About vike
Vike is a TypeScript, MIT licensed full stack web framework distributed through npm, and it lives in the JavaScript and Vite ecosystem. It is developed in a monorepo that produces the vike package and the create vike core scaffolding package, while the project documentation itself is published from the docs/ directory as the website vike.dev. The repository describes itself as a replacement for Next.js and Nuxt, and it is tagged with topics covering full stack work on Node, server side rendering, static site generation, and Vite plugin integration.
About bludit
Bludit is flat file CMS. It runs in PHP web hosting ecosystem. It is categorized as Content & Publishing / Blogging & Personal Sites. It functions as blog engine, content management engine, and flat file engine. It is written in PHP and licensed under MIT.
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Frequently asked questions
Is vike or bludit more popular?
vike has 5,827 GitHub stars and bludit has 1,466. vike has the larger community by that measure.
Are vike and bludit free?
Both are open source. vike is licensed under MIT and bludit under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between vike and bludit?
vike is written in TypeScript and bludit in PHP. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, vike or bludit?
Choose vike if you want the larger community (5,827 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose bludit if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.