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alive-progress vs AlertKit
alive-progress has 6,323 GitHub stars, 242 forks, 20 open issues and last shipped 5 months ago. AlertKit has 2,637 stars, 147 forks, 7 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. alive-progress leads on adoption by 140% (6,323 vs 2,637 stars). alive-progress is written in Python under MIT; AlertKit is written in Swift under MIT. alive-progress has attracted 4% as many forks as stars, AlertKit 6%. AlertKit was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (animated, feedback), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| alive-progress | AlertKit | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 6.3K | ★ 2.6K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | Python | Swift |
| Last push | 2026-05-24 | 2026-10-31 |
| Forks | ⑂ 242 | ⑂ 147 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick alive-progress if
- You weight community size — 6.3K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick AlertKit if
- You want the AlertKit feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Swift
- You evaluated both and AlertKit fits your workflow better
About alive-progress
alive progress Have you ever wondered where your lengthy processing was at, and when would it finish? Do you usually hit RETURN several times to make sure it didn't crash, or the SSH connection didn't freeze? Have you ever thought it'd be awesome to be able to pause some processing without hassle, return to the Python prompt to manually fix some items, then seamlessly resume it? I did... I've started this new progress bar thinking about all that, behold the alive progress ! 😃 Introducing the newest concept in progress bars for Python! alive progress is in a class of its own, with an array of cool features that…
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About AlertKit
AlertKit Popup from Apple Music & Feedback in AppStore . Contains Done , Heart , Error and other. Supports Dark Mode. I tried to recreate Apple's alerts as much as possible. You can find these alerts in the AppStore after feedback and after you add a song to your library in Apple Music. For UIKit & SwiftUI call this: Available 2 styles: iOS Dev Community Navigate Installation Swift Package Manager CocoaPods SwiftUI Present & Dismiss Customisation Apps Using Installation Ready to use on iOS 13+. Supports iOS and visionOS. Working with UIKit and SwiftUI . Swift Package Manager In Xcode go to Project Your Project…
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Frequently asked questions
Is alive-progress or AlertKit more popular?
alive-progress has 6,323 GitHub stars and AlertKit has 2,637. alive-progress has the larger community by that measure.
Are alive-progress and AlertKit free?
Both are open source. alive-progress is licensed under MIT and AlertKit under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between alive-progress and AlertKit?
alive-progress is written in Python and AlertKit in Swift. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, alive-progress or AlertKit?
Choose alive-progress if you want the larger community (6,323 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose AlertKit if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.