twenty vs wails
Two of the top projects in SaaS and app starters, side by side: who leads on each score part and who each one suits, then setup, license, activity and what each review found.
twenty
Open-source CRM extensible with objects, views and agents defined as code
wails
Framework for building desktop apps with a Go backend and web frontend
Verdict
twenty ranks higher, 96 to 93. Of the 4 score parts we measure for both, twenty leads on 2, wails on 1 and 1 is even.
- Adoptiontwenty leads by 5 points, 96 to 91.
- FreshnessEven at 100.
- Maintenancewails leads by 2 points, 98 to 96: close to even.
- Agent-readytwenty leads by 15 points, 85 to 70: a wide gap.
Pick twenty if you are
Technical teams building a custom, code-defined CRM
- Objects, fields and views defined in TypeScript and published with `npx twenty app:publish`
- Cloud and self-hosted options; Docker Compose guide in the docs
Pick wails if you are
Go developers who want a lightweight desktop app with a web UI
- Uses native rendering engines, so no bundled browser as in Electron
- Auto-generated TypeScript definitions for Go structs and methods
| What we compare | twenty | wails |
|---|---|---|
| Score parts, out of 100 | ||
| Adoption | 96, widely used | 91, widely used |
| Freshness | 100, active | 100, active |
| Maintenance | 96, healthy | 98, healthy |
| Agent-ready | 85, ready | 70, partly |
| Facts from GitHub and the README | ||
| Stars | 60.2k | 36.9k |
| License | custom license (read the license) | MIT (permissive) |
| Last commit | Nov 2026 | Nov 2026 |
| Last release | Oct 2026 | Nov 2026 |
| Language | TypeScript | Go |
| Docker | No | No |
| GPU | Not needed | Not needed |
| arm64 or Apple Silicon | Not stated | Not stated |
twenty
Twenty is a CRM built on NestJS, React, PostgreSQL and Redis, with BullMQ for jobs. Teams define custom objects, fields and views in TypeScript with twenty-sdk, scaffold apps with `npx create-twenty-app`, and publish them to a workspace from the CLI. It also includes workflows, AI agents and chat, and runs as a cloud service or self-hosted via Docker Compose.
Who it is for: Technical teams building a custom, code-defined CRM
Strengths
- Objects, fields and views defined in TypeScript and published with `npx twenty app:publish`
- Cloud and self-hosted options; Docker Compose guide in the docs
- Official agent skills for Claude Code, Codex and Cursor to build Twenty apps
- Standard stack: NestJS, PostgreSQL, Redis, React, Nx monorepo
Weaknesses
- License is reported as NOASSERTION; terms need manual checking
- README gives no RAM, CPU or port requirements for self-hosting
- Self-hosting needs PostgreSQL and Redis alongside the app
- README does not name supported AI providers or models
- TypeScript
- Needs PostgreSQL, Redis
wails
Wails packages Go code and an HTML/JS/CSS frontend into a single desktop binary, using the operating system's native webview instead of an embedded browser. A CLI handles project creation, compilation and bundling, and Go methods can be called from JavaScript with generated TypeScript definitions. It has no AI features; it is a general desktop app framework and fits this list only loosely.
Who it is for: Go developers who want a lightweight desktop app with a web UI
Strengths
- Uses native rendering engines, so no bundled browser as in Electron
- Auto-generated TypeScript definitions for Go structs and methods
- Works with any frontend stack, with pre-built project templates
- Native dialogs, menus, dark/light mode and window translucency effects
Weaknesses
- No AI, model or agent functionality; off-topic for this list
- Backend must be written in Go
- Two active versions (v2 and v3) with separate install paths and docs
- Go
- Needs Go toolchain
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