TinyGo - Go compiler for small places by tinygo-org
Go compiler for small places. Microcontrollers, WebAssembly (WASM/WASI), and command-line tools. Based on LLVM.
About TinyGo - Go compiler for small places
From the project's README at github.com/tinygo-org/tinygo. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
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TinyGo is a Go compiler intended for use in small places such as microcontrollers, WebAssembly (wasm/wasi), and command-line tools.
It reuses libraries used by the Go language tools alongside LLVM to provide an alternative way to compile programs written in the Go programming language.
> [!IMPORTANT] > You can help TinyGo with a financial contribution using OpenCollective. Please see https://opencollective.com/tinygo for more informatio
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 17k | github.com/tinygo-org/tinygo |
| GitHub forks | 1.0k | github.com/tinygo-org/tinygo |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 7.9 years | since Jun 2018 |
| Last commit | 8 days ago | Apr 29, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 51 | last: 14 days ago |
| Funding links | 1 | declared by maintainers |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
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