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Wekan vs gronx
Wekan has 21,089 GitHub stars, 3,000 forks, 165 open issues and last shipped yesterday. gronx has 516 stars, 32 forks, 8 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Wekan leads on adoption by 3,987% (21,089 vs 516 stars). Wekan is written in JavaScript under MIT; gronx is written in Go under MIT. Wekan has attracted 14% as many forks as stars, gronx 6%. Wekan 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
| Wekan | gronx | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 21K | ★ 516 |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | JavaScript | Go |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.0K | ⑂ 32 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Wekan if
- You weight community size — 21K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick gronx if
- You want the gronx feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and gronx fits your workflow better
About Wekan
Wekan is an open source collaborative kanban board application written in JavaScript and built with Meteor. It is licensed under the MIT license and is positioned as a free and open source alternative to Jira and Monday.com. The project lives in the self hosted business software and project management ecosystem.
read the full Wekan overview →
About gronx
gronx is a lightweight, dependency free cron expression parser, task runner and job scheduler for Go (tested on v1.13+) that also ships as a standalone binary and crontab like daemon for use outside a Go program.
read the full gronx overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Wekan or gronx more popular?
Wekan has 21,089 GitHub stars and gronx has 516. Wekan has the larger community by that measure.
Are Wekan and gronx free?
Both are open source. Wekan is licensed under MIT and gronx under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Wekan and gronx?
Wekan is written in JavaScript and gronx in Go. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Wekan or gronx?
Choose Wekan if you want the larger community (21,089 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose gronx if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.