head to head · open source
glance vs SCrawler
glance has 37,981 GitHub stars, 1,506 forks, 318 open issues and last shipped yesterday. SCrawler has 2,240 stars, 156 forks, 2 open issues and last shipped 5 days ago. glance leads on adoption by 1,596% (37,981 vs 2,240 stars). glance is written in Go under AGPL-3.0; SCrawler is written in Visual Basic .NET under GPL-3.0. glance has attracted 4% as many forks as stars, SCrawler 7%. glance 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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| glance | SCrawler | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 38K | ★ 2.2K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Written in | Go | Visual Basic .NET |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-10-29 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.5K | ⑂ 156 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick glance if
- You weight community size — 38K stars and counting
- You want the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick SCrawler if
- You want the SCrawler feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Visual Basic .NET
- You evaluated both and SCrawler fits your workflow better
About glance
Glance Install • Configuration • Discord • Sponsor Community widgets • Preconfigured pages • Themes A lightweight, highly customizable dashboard that displays your feeds in a beautiful, streamlined interface Features Various widgets RSS feeds Subreddit posts Hacker News posts Weather forecasts YouTube channel uploads Twitch channels Market prices Docker containers status Server stats Custom widgets and many more... Fast and lightweight Low memory usage Few dependencies Minimal vanilla JS Single Configuration Configuration is done through YAML files, to learn more about how the layout works, how to add more pages…
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About SCrawler
🏳️🌈 Happy LGBT Pride Month 🎉 🏳️🌈 Social networks crawler 🏳️🌈 :eu: :greece: A program to download photo and video from any site (e.g. YouTube, YouTube Music, OnlyFans, Reddit, Twitter, Mastodon, Instagram, Threads, Facebook, TikTok, RedGifs, JustForFans, PornHub, XHamster, XVIDEOS, ThisVid, LPSG, Pinterest). If you like SCrawler, please like the program on this site and/or this Join our Discord server : If you have problems using the program, you can get help faster on our Discord server! Bitcoin : BC1Q0NH839FT5TA44DD7L7RLR97XDQAG9V8D6N7XET YouTube standalone application: What can program do: Download…
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Frequently asked questions
Is glance or SCrawler more popular?
glance has 37,981 GitHub stars and SCrawler has 2,240. glance has the larger community by that measure.
Are glance and SCrawler free?
Both are open source. glance is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and SCrawler under GPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between glance and SCrawler?
glance is written in Go and SCrawler in Visual Basic .NET. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, glance or SCrawler?
Choose glance if you want the larger community (37,981 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose SCrawler if its feature set, stack or GPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.