Side-by-Side Comparison
ironbar vs bee
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Recorded Stars Comparison
● JakeStanger/ironbar (1.5K)
● ethersphere/bee (1.5K)
☆ 1.5Kironbar stars
☆ 1.5Kbee stars
+3Difference
beeStar Leader (1.0x)
⚖️ Comparison Verdict
Star Popularity
bee Leads
+3 stars (1.0x ratio)
Forks & Derivatives
bee Leads
388 total community forks
Recent Maintenance
ironbar
Pushed 20h ago
Licensing
Different
ironbar: MIT vs bee: BSD-3-Clause
Side-by-Side Facts
| Metric | JakeStanger/ironbar ↗ | ethersphere/bee ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Customisable Wayland GTK4 bar written in Rust. | Bee is a Swarm client implemented in Go. It’s the basic building block for the Swarm network: a private; decentralized; and self-sustaining network for permissionless publishing and access to your (application) data. |
| GitHub Stars | ☆ 1,479 | ☆ 1,482 |
| Forks | 125 | 388 |
| Open Issues | 110 | 134 |
| Main Language | Rust | Go |
| License | MIT | BSD-3-Clause |
| Last Push | Oct 6, 2026 | Oct 2, 2026 |
| GitHub Source | Open Source ↗ | Open Source ↗ |
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