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ECC vs node-modules-inspector
ECC has 269,116 GitHub stars, 40,215 forks, 236 open issues and last shipped yesterday. node-modules-inspector has 2,954 stars, 92 forks, 26 open issues and last shipped 13 days ago. ECC leads on adoption by 9,010% (269,116 vs 2,954 stars). ECC is written in JavaScript under MIT; node-modules-inspector is written in TypeScript under MIT. ECC has attracted 15% as many forks as stars, node-modules-inspector 3%. ECC was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
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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| ECC | node-modules-inspector | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 269K | ★ 3.0K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09-16 |
| Forks | ⑂ 40K | ⑂ 92 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick ECC if
- You weight community size — 269K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick node-modules-inspector if
- You want the node-modules-inspector feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and node-modules-inspector fits your workflow better
About ECC
ECC is an MIT licensed open source agent harness performance optimization system that gives AI coding agents a coordinated engineering workflow — plan, test, implement, review, verify, remember, improve — for developers working in Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Cursor, and other harnesses.
About node-modules-inspector
Node Modules Inspector is an MIT licensed TypeScript developer tool that renders an interactive browser UI for inspecting a project's local node modules, built for JavaScript and TypeScript developers who need to see what their installed dependency tree actually contains.
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Frequently asked questions
Is ECC or node-modules-inspector more popular?
ECC has 269,116 GitHub stars and node-modules-inspector has 2,954. ECC has the larger community by that measure.
Are ECC and node-modules-inspector free?
Both are open source. ECC is licensed under MIT and node-modules-inspector under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between ECC and node-modules-inspector?
ECC is written in JavaScript and node-modules-inspector 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, ECC or node-modules-inspector?
Choose ECC if you want the larger community (269,116 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose node-modules-inspector if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.