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daily vs buster
daily has 20,070 GitHub stars, 568 forks, 7 open issues and last shipped 4 days ago. buster has 9,302 stars, 694 forks, 50 open issues and last shipped 3 months ago. daily leads on adoption by 116% (20,070 vs 9,302 stars). daily is written in JavaScript under AGPL-3.0; buster is written in JavaScript under GPL-3.0. daily has attracted 3% as many forks as stars, buster 7%. daily was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (browser-extension, chrome-extension), 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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| daily | buster | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 20K | ★ 9.3K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Written in | JavaScript | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-14 | 2026-06-27 |
| Forks | ⑂ 568 | ⑂ 694 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick daily if
- You weight community size — 20K stars and counting
- You want the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick buster if
- You want the buster feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You evaluated both and buster fits your workflow better
About daily
daily.dev is a free, open source personalized news feed and community for software developers. It lives in the JavaScript ecosystem and is licensed under AGPL 3.0. The project aggregates articles, tutorials, release notes, and news from more than 2,000 trusted sources across the web, then personalizes the resulting feed according to the tags a reader follows — such as webdev, ai, or devops — and according to what that reader has already engaged with. It is delivered as a new tab browser extension for Chrome and Edge, as a web app, and as mobile apps for iOS and Android, with a PWA among its listed topics. The rep…
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About buster
Buster is a free, open source browser extension for Chrome, Edge and Firefox that helps people solve difficult CAPTCHA challenges by completing reCAPTCHA audio challenges with speech recognition, and it is intended for ordinary human users rather than automation operators.
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Frequently asked questions
Is daily or buster more popular?
daily has 20,070 GitHub stars and buster has 9,302. daily has the larger community by that measure.
Are daily and buster free?
Both are open source. daily is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and buster under GPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between daily and buster?
daily is written in JavaScript and buster in JavaScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, daily or buster?
Choose daily if you want the larger community (20,070 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose buster if its feature set, stack or GPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.