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Yaak vs php-crud-api
Yaak has 19,243 GitHub stars, 817 forks, 19 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. php-crud-api has 3,737 stars, 1,028 forks, 85 open issues and last shipped 23 days ago. Yaak leads on adoption by 415% (19,243 vs 3,737 stars). Yaak is written in TypeScript under MIT; php-crud-api is written in PHP under MIT. Yaak has attracted 4% as many forks as stars, php-crud-api 28%. Yaak 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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| Yaak | php-crud-api | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 19K | ★ 3.7K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | PHP |
| Last push | 2026-09-18 | 2026-08-28 |
| Forks | ⑂ 817 | ⑂ 1.0K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Yaak if
- You weight community size — 19K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick php-crud-api if
- You want the php-crud-api feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches PHP
- You evaluated both and php-crud-api fits your workflow better
About Yaak
Yaak is a desktop API client for REST, GraphQL, gRPC, WebSocket, and Server Sent Events. It is built with Tauri, Rust, and React, and it lives in the developer tools ecosystem for API development and testing. The project presents itself as an offline first, privacy first alternative to Postman, Insomnia, and Bruno.
About php-crud-api
php crud api is a single file PHP script that adds a REST API to an existing MySQL/MariaDB, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, or SQLite database, and it is aimed at PHP developers and small teams that want working CRUD endpoints without building and maintaining a backend application around their schema.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Yaak or php-crud-api more popular?
Yaak has 19,243 GitHub stars and php-crud-api has 3,737. Yaak has the larger community by that measure.
Are Yaak and php-crud-api free?
Both are open source. Yaak is licensed under MIT and php-crud-api under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Yaak and php-crud-api?
Yaak is written in TypeScript and php-crud-api 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, Yaak or php-crud-api?
Choose Yaak if you want the larger community (19,243 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose php-crud-api if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.