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serenity vs llm-scraper
serenity has 33,847 GitHub stars, 3,544 forks, 739 open issues and last shipped today. llm-scraper has 6,936 stars, 454 forks, 9 open issues and last shipped 10 days ago. serenity leads on adoption by 388% (33,847 vs 6,936 stars). serenity is written in C++ under BSD-2-Clause; llm-scraper is written in TypeScript under MIT. serenity has attracted 10% as many forks as stars, llm-scraper 7%. serenity was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (browser), 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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| serenity | llm-scraper | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 34K | ★ 6.9K |
| License | BSD-2-Clause | MIT |
| Written in | C++ | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-10 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.5K | ⑂ 454 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick serenity if
- You weight community size — 34K stars and counting
- You want the BSD-2-Clause license terms
- Your stack matches C++
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick llm-scraper if
- You want the llm-scraper feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and llm-scraper fits your workflow better
About serenity
SerenityOS is a graphical Unix like operating system built for 64 bit x86, Arm, and RISC V computers. It is written in C++ and released under the BSD 2 Clause license, and it lives in the open source operating system ecosystem alongside other hobbyist and research kernels. The project describes itself as a love letter to 1990s user interfaces paired with a custom Unix like core, aiming for a marriage between the aesthetic of late 1990s productivity software and the power user accessibility of late 2000s Unix systems.
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About llm-scraper
LLM Scraper is an MIT licensed TypeScript library that turns any webpage into structured data by combining Playwright with a large language model, built for developers who want typed, schema shaped extraction instead of hand written selectors.
read the full llm-scraper overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is serenity or llm-scraper more popular?
serenity has 33,847 GitHub stars and llm-scraper has 6,936. serenity has the larger community by that measure.
Are serenity and llm-scraper free?
Both are open source. serenity is licensed under BSD-2-Clause and llm-scraper under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between serenity and llm-scraper?
serenity is written in C++ and llm-scraper 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, serenity or llm-scraper?
Choose serenity if you want the larger community (33,847 stars) or its BSD-2-Clause licence terms. Choose llm-scraper if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.