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daily vs stackprism
daily has 20,106 GitHub stars, 579 forks, 7 open issues and last shipped 6 days ago. stackprism has 1,116 stars, 89 forks, 0 open issues and last shipped yesterday. daily leads on adoption by 1,702% (20,106 vs 1,116 stars). daily is written in JavaScript under AGPL-3.0; stackprism is written in TypeScript under MIT. daily has attracted 3% as many forks as stars, stackprism 8%. stackprism was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 3 topic tags (browser-extension, chrome-extension, edge-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 | stackprism | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 20K | ★ 1.1K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Written in | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-10-09 | 2026-10-14 |
| Forks | ⑂ 579 | ⑂ 89 |
| 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 stackprism if
- You want the stackprism feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and stackprism 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 stackprism
StackPrism is a Manifest V3 browser extension for Chrome, Edge, and Firefox that identifies the technology stack behind any webpage, for developers, security researchers, and analysts who need to know what a site runs on.
read the full stackprism overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is daily or stackprism more popular?
daily has 20,106 GitHub stars and stackprism has 1,116. daily has the larger community by that measure.
Are daily and stackprism free?
Both are open source. daily is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and stackprism under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between daily and stackprism?
daily is written in JavaScript and stackprism 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 stackprism?
Choose daily if you want the larger community (20,106 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose stackprism if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.