Side-by-Side Comparison
relay vs k3k
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Recorded Stars Comparison
● hyvor/relay (909)
● rancher/k3k (912)
☆ 909relay stars
☆ 912k3k stars
+3Difference
k3kStar Leader (1.0x)
⚖️ Comparison Verdict
Star Popularity
k3k Leads
+3 stars (1.0x ratio)
Forks & Derivatives
k3k Leads
87 total community forks
Recent Maintenance
k3k
Pushed 29d ago
Licensing
Different
relay: AGPL-3.0 vs k3k: Apache-2.0
Side-by-Side Facts
| Metric | hyvor/relay ↗ | rancher/k3k ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Description | ✉️ Open-Source Email API for Developers. Cloud & Self-hosted Alternative to SES, Mailgun, SendGrid. | Kubernetes in Kubernetes |
| GitHub Stars | ☆ 909 | ☆ 912 |
| Forks | 65 | 87 |
| Open Issues | 58 | 120 |
| Main Language | PHP | Go |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Last Push | Sep 30, 2026 | Oct 1, 2026 |
| GitHub Source | Open Source ↗ | Open Source ↗ |
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