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servo vs llm-scraper
servo has 38,013 GitHub stars, 3,800 forks, 3,209 open issues and last shipped today. llm-scraper has 6,936 stars, 454 forks, 9 open issues and last shipped 10 days ago. servo leads on adoption by 448% (38,013 vs 6,936 stars). servo is written in Rust under MPL-2.0; llm-scraper is written in TypeScript under MIT. servo has attracted 10% as many forks as stars, llm-scraper 7%. servo 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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| servo | llm-scraper | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 38K | ★ 6.9K |
| License | MPL-2.0 | MIT |
| Written in | Rust | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-10 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.8K | ⑂ 454 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick servo if
- You weight community size — 38K stars and counting
- You want the MPL-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Rust
- 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 servo
Servo is a prototype web browser engine written in the Rust programming language. It is developed on 64 bit macOS, 64 bit Linux, 64 bit Windows, 64 bit OpenHarmony, and Android, and it lives in the Rust ecosystem as an open source project licensed under MPL 2.0. The repository carries the topics browser, rust, servo, web, webbrowser, webengine, and webplatform, and the project describes itself as aiming to empower developers with a lightweight, high performance alternative for embedding web technologies in applications. Documentation lives in the Servo Book, with news and guides at servo.org.
read the full servo overview →
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 servo or llm-scraper more popular?
servo has 38,013 GitHub stars and llm-scraper has 6,936. servo has the larger community by that measure.
Are servo and llm-scraper free?
Both are open source. servo is licensed under MPL-2.0 and llm-scraper under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between servo and llm-scraper?
servo is written in Rust 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, servo or llm-scraper?
Choose servo if you want the larger community (38,013 stars) or its MPL-2.0 licence terms. Choose llm-scraper if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.