Open source actor-model projects
Every project in the registry tagged actor-model, ranked by real GitHub adoption.
An actor-based Framework with network transparency for creating event-driven architecture in Golang. Inspired by Erlang. Zero dependencies.
🍒 Cherry — Go game server framework powered by Actor Model. Serial goroutine per actor, NATS/etcd discovery, pluggable connectors (TCP/WS/HTTP), protobuf & obj
Microservices library - scalecube-services is a high throughput, low latency reactive microservices library built to scale. It features: API-Gateways, service-d
Frequently asked questions
How many open source actor-model projects are there?
This registry tracks 3 projects tagged actor-model, with 6,130 GitHub stars between them. The most-adopted is ergo at 4,672 stars.
Are these actor-model projects free to use?
Yes — 3 of the 3 carry an explicit open-source licence across 2 distinct licences, so there is no licence fee. Where a project also sells a hosted or enterprise version, the self-hosted path remains free.
Which actor-model project should I choose?
The list above is ranked by GitHub stars, but stars measure attention rather than fit. Check three things on each card: the licence (permissive versus copyleft), the language it is written in, and the last-push date — a high-star project that has not been pushed in a year is a liability.
Are these actor-model projects still maintained?
3 of the 3 were pushed in the last 90 days, and every card shows its exact last-push date so you can see the rest. Sort your shortlist by that date before committing to a migration.