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Lightpanda vs supervisor
Lightpanda has 35,409 GitHub stars, 1,680 forks, 98 open issues and last shipped yesterday. supervisor has 2,222 stars, 806 forks, 109 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Lightpanda leads on adoption by 1,494% (35,409 vs 2,222 stars). Lightpanda is written in Zig under AGPL-3.0; supervisor is written in Python under Apache-2.0. Lightpanda has attracted 5% as many forks as stars, supervisor 36%. Lightpanda 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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| Lightpanda | supervisor | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 35K | ★ 2.2K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | Zig | Python |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.7K | ⑂ 806 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Lightpanda if
- You weight community size — 35K stars and counting
- You want the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Zig
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick supervisor if
- You want the supervisor feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- You evaluated both and supervisor fits your workflow better
About Lightpanda
Lightpanda is a headless browser built from scratch in Zig, designed specifically for AI agents and automation tasks. It is not a fork of Chromium or WebKit but a new implementation targeting performance and efficiency in automated web interactions. It lives in the browser automation ecosystem, competing with tools like Puppeteer and Playwright that typically rely on Chromium based headless modes.
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About supervisor
Home Assistant Supervisor is a Python project for the Home Assistant ecosystem, a home automation platform. It is a container based system that manages Home Assistant Core installations and related applications. The project is described as a private cloud solution for home automation, and it is controlled through Home Assistant, which communicates with the Supervisor.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Lightpanda or supervisor more popular?
Lightpanda has 35,409 GitHub stars and supervisor has 2,222. Lightpanda has the larger community by that measure.
Are Lightpanda and supervisor free?
Both are open source. Lightpanda is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and supervisor under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Lightpanda and supervisor?
Lightpanda is written in Zig and supervisor in Python. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Lightpanda or supervisor?
Choose Lightpanda if you want the larger community (35,409 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose supervisor if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.