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slate vs llm-scraper
slate has 31,748 GitHub stars, 3,302 forks, 653 open issues and last shipped 7 days ago. llm-scraper has 6,936 stars, 454 forks, 9 open issues and last shipped 10 days ago. slate leads on adoption by 358% (31,748 vs 6,936 stars). slate is written in TypeScript under MIT; llm-scraper is written in TypeScript under MIT. slate has attracted 10% as many forks as stars, llm-scraper 7%. slate 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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Side by side
| slate | llm-scraper | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 32K | ★ 6.9K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-13 | 2026-09-10 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.3K | ⑂ 454 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick slate if
- You weight community size — 32K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- 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 slate
Slate is a completely customizable framework for building rich text editors, written in TypeScript and released under the MIT licence, for JavaScript and React developers who need an editor that goes well past what a fixed schema can offer.
read the full slate 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 slate or llm-scraper more popular?
slate has 31,748 GitHub stars and llm-scraper has 6,936. slate has the larger community by that measure.
Are slate and llm-scraper free?
Both are open source. slate is licensed under MIT and llm-scraper under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between slate and llm-scraper?
slate is written in TypeScript 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, slate or llm-scraper?
Choose slate if you want the larger community (31,748 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose llm-scraper if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.