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daily vs competitive-companion
daily has 20,129 GitHub stars, 575 forks, 7 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. competitive-companion has 1,340 stars, 220 forks, 90 open issues and last shipped 5 days ago. daily leads on adoption by 1,402% (20,129 vs 1,340 stars). daily is written in JavaScript under AGPL-3.0; competitive-companion is written in TypeScript under MIT. daily has attracted 3% as many forks as stars, competitive-companion 16%. daily was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (browser-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 | competitive-companion | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 20K | ★ 1.3K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Written in | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-03 | 2026-10-31 |
| Forks | ⑂ 575 | ⑂ 220 |
| 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 competitive-companion if
- You want the competitive-companion feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and competitive-companion fits your workflow better
About daily
Welcome to the daily.dev repository We know how hard it is to be a developer. It doesn't have to be. daily.dev is the homepage every developer deserves. A personalized developer news feed, dev communities, and search. Free, and open source. Much better than what's out there. Maybe ;) [Product Docs][product docs link] · [Changelog][changelog link] · [Report a Bug][report bug link] · [Request a Feature][github discussions link] · [Swag Store][swag store link] · [Brand Assets][brand book link] [![][chrome users shield]][chrome users link] [![][chrome rating shield]][chrome users link] [![][latest version…
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About competitive-companion
Competitive Companion [link cws]: [link amo]: [ ][link cws] [ ][link cws] [ ][link cws] [ ][link amo] [ ][link amo] [ ][link amo] A browser extension which parses competitive programming problems from various online judges (like AtCoder and Codeforces) and sends them to various tools (like CP Editor and CPH). Capable of parsing problems and contests and extracting data like the example testcases and the time and memory constraints. Install [ Chrome extension][link cws] [ ][link cws] [ Firefox add on][link amo] [ ][link amo] Tools that use Competitive Companion acmX AI Virtual Assistant Assistant.nvim AutoCp…
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Frequently asked questions
Is daily or competitive-companion more popular?
daily has 20,129 GitHub stars and competitive-companion has 1,340. daily has the larger community by that measure.
Are daily and competitive-companion free?
Both are open source. daily is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and competitive-companion under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between daily and competitive-companion?
daily is written in JavaScript and competitive-companion in TypeScript. 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 competitive-companion?
Choose daily if you want the larger community (20,129 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose competitive-companion if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.