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puck vs local-deep-research
puck has 13,342 GitHub stars, 977 forks, 200 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. local-deep-research has 9,109 stars, 824 forks, 889 open issues and last shipped yesterday. puck leads on adoption by 46% (13,342 vs 9,109 stars). puck is written in TypeScript under MIT; local-deep-research is written in Python under MIT. puck has attracted 7% as many forks as stars, local-deep-research 9%. local-deep-research 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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| puck | local-deep-research | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 13K | ★ 9.1K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | Python |
| Last push | 2026-09-18 | 2026-09-19 |
| Forks | ⑂ 977 | ⑂ 824 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick puck if
- You weight community size — 13K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick local-deep-research if
- You want the local-deep-research feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- You evaluated both and local-deep-research fits your workflow better
About puck
Puck is a modular, open source visual editor for React.js that lets teams assemble their own drag and drop editing experiences from their existing React components, and it is aimed at developers building internal systems or commercial products who want to own both the editor and the data behind it.
About local-deep-research
Local Deep Research is an MIT licensed, Python based AI research assistant that performs deep, agentic research with proper citations across any local or cloud LLM and more than ten search engines, built for researchers, developers, and privacy conscious self hosters who want both the workload and the data to stay on hardware they control.
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Frequently asked questions
Is puck or local-deep-research more popular?
puck has 13,342 GitHub stars and local-deep-research has 9,109. puck has the larger community by that measure.
Are puck and local-deep-research free?
Both are open source. puck is licensed under MIT and local-deep-research under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between puck and local-deep-research?
puck is written in TypeScript and local-deep-research 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, puck or local-deep-research?
Choose puck if you want the larger community (13,342 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose local-deep-research if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.