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daily vs random-user-agent
daily has 20,071 GitHub stars, 568 forks, 7 open issues and last shipped 6 days ago. random-user-agent has 759 stars, 81 forks, 30 open issues and last shipped 6 days ago. daily leads on adoption by 2,544% (20,071 vs 759 stars). daily is written in JavaScript under AGPL-3.0; random-user-agent is written in TypeScript under MIT. daily has attracted 3% as many forks as stars, random-user-agent 11%. 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 | random-user-agent | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 20K | ★ 759 |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Written in | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-14 | 2026-09-14 |
| Forks | ⑂ 568 | ⑂ 81 |
| 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 random-user-agent if
- You want the random-user-agent feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and random-user-agent 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 random-user-agent
Random User Agent is a free, MIT licensed TypeScript browser extension for Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Opera that automatically replaces the browser's User Agent identifier with a randomized one, intended for individuals who want a different fingerprint without configuring anything by hand.
read the full random-user-agent overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is daily or random-user-agent more popular?
daily has 20,071 GitHub stars and random-user-agent has 759. daily has the larger community by that measure.
Are daily and random-user-agent free?
Both are open source. daily is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and random-user-agent under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between daily and random-user-agent?
daily is written in JavaScript and random-user-agent 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 random-user-agent?
Choose daily if you want the larger community (20,071 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose random-user-agent if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.