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uBlock vs feathers
uBlock has 67,923 GitHub stars, 4,353 forks, 15 open issues and last shipped yesterday. feathers has 15,263 stars, 798 forks, 121 open issues and last shipped 7 days ago. uBlock leads on adoption by 345% (67,923 vs 15,263 stars). uBlock is written in JavaScript under GPL-3.0; feathers is written in TypeScript under MIT. uBlock has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, feathers 5%. uBlock was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (javascript), 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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| uBlock | feathers | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 68K | ★ 15K |
| License | GPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Written in | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-11 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.4K | ⑂ 798 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick uBlock if
- You weight community size — 68K stars and counting
- You want the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick feathers if
- You want the feathers feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and feathers fits your workflow better
About uBlock
uBlock Origin is a CPU and memory efficient, wide spectrum content blocker for Chromium and Firefox, aimed at anyone who wants ads, trackers, coin miners, popups, anti blockers and malware sites neutralised by default without hand tuning anything.
read the full uBlock overview →
About feathers
Feathers is a full stack framework for creating web APIs and real time applications with TypeScript or JavaScript. It lives in the Node.js and npm ecosystem, and it is published as a set of packages, with the core available as @feathersjs/feathers . The project has existed for roughly 15 years and is maintained under the MIT license by its contributors.
read the full feathers overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is uBlock or feathers more popular?
uBlock has 67,923 GitHub stars and feathers has 15,263. uBlock has the larger community by that measure.
Are uBlock and feathers free?
Both are open source. uBlock is licensed under GPL-3.0 and feathers under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between uBlock and feathers?
uBlock is written in JavaScript and feathers 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, uBlock or feathers?
Choose uBlock if you want the larger community (67,923 stars) or its GPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose feathers if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.