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dots vs Noria
dots has 32,178 GitHub stars, 4,916 forks, 0 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Noria has 1,738 stars, 3 forks, 7 open issues and last shipped 3 months ago. dots leads on adoption by 1,751% (32,178 vs 1,738 stars). dots is written in TypeScript under MIT; Noria is written in JavaScript under MIT. dots has attracted 15% as many forks as stars, Noria 0%. dots was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (ai-agent, automation), 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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Side by side
| dots | Noria | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 32K | ★ 1.7K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-10-19 | 2026-07-22 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.9K | ⑂ 3 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick dots if
- You weight community size — 32K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Noria if
- You want the Noria feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You evaluated both and Noria fits your workflow better
About dots
dots Every AI agent is a model and a browser. You can swap the model with one flag. The browser is what the website sees. Windows, in PowerShell: Linux: Then open The conversation on the left, the browser on the right, live. It all comes down to the browser When a web agent fails, the model is rarely why. The page never loaded, a challenge appeared, the login expired, the click did not land. All of that happens in the browser, before the model gets to think. So dots is built around one: A real Firefox engine, patched in C++. The fingerprint is decided inside the engine, not painted over with JavaScript that a…
About Noria
NORIA A Decoupled, Hexagonal Pipeline Orchestrator for Opportunity Extraction & Generative Evaluation Designed and engineered by Ahmad Hassan (B Ted) . The Vision Opportunities define careers, yet discovery remains a chaotic manual process. Noria was created to bridge this gap. Noria connects humans to life changing possibilities by crawling raw web pages, executing rigorous AI evaluations against human profiles, and sending real time alerts. Whether helping students secure fully funded academic scholarships or matching developers with remote job postings, Noria converts raw internet noise into structured…
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Frequently asked questions
Is dots or Noria more popular?
dots has 32,178 GitHub stars and Noria has 1,738. dots has the larger community by that measure.
Are dots and Noria free?
Both are open source. dots is licensed under MIT and Noria under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between dots and Noria?
dots is written in TypeScript and Noria 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, dots or Noria?
Choose dots if you want the larger community (32,178 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Noria if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.