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OpenResty vs Tengine
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | OpenResty | Tengine |
|---|---|---|
| Language | C | C |
| Licence | Other | BSD-2-Clause |
| Stars | 14k | 13k |
| Latest | v1.27.1.2 | 3.1.0 |
| Last push | 2026-09-21 | 2026-09-07 |
| Release cadence | about 106 days between releases | too few releases |
| Active contributors | 1 commit author on the default branch in the last 90 days | 2 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace nginx. Alternatives to nginx →
Drop-inOpenRestyThe nginx core bundled with LuaJIT and Lua modules, reading the same configuration.
Drop-inTengineBuilt on nginx and reads its configuration, adding dynamic upstreams, active health checks and more load-balancing methods.
OpenResty
OpenResty
unsigned The latest release, v1.27.1.2, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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Tengine
✓ signed The latest release, 3.1.0, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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