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nextai-translator vs competitive-companion
nextai-translator has 24,982 GitHub stars, 1,851 forks, 529 open issues and last shipped 17 days ago. competitive-companion has 1,310 stars, 212 forks, 90 open issues and last shipped 3 months ago. nextai-translator leads on adoption by 1,807% (24,982 vs 1,310 stars). nextai-translator is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0; competitive-companion is written in TypeScript under MIT. nextai-translator has attracted 7% as many forks as stars, competitive-companion 16%. nextai-translator was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (browser-extension), 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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| nextai-translator | competitive-companion | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 25K | ★ 1.3K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-03 | 2026-06-29 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.9K | ⑂ 212 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick nextai-translator if
- You weight community size — 25K stars and counting
- You want the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick competitive-companion if
- You want the competitive-companion feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and competitive-companion fits your workflow better
About nextai-translator
NextAI Translator is an open source, AGPL 3.0 licensed browser extension and cross platform desktop application that performs selected text translation, polishing, and summarization through the ChatGPT API, and it is aimed at readers, writers, and developers who want all three of those operations available on Windows, macOS, and Linux rather than on a single platform.
read the full nextai-translator overview →
About competitive-companion
Competitive Companion is an MIT licensed browser extension that parses competitive programming problems and contests from online judges and sends the extracted data to the local editor, judge, or helper tool that a solver already uses.
read the full competitive-companion overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is nextai-translator or competitive-companion more popular?
nextai-translator has 24,982 GitHub stars and competitive-companion has 1,310. nextai-translator has the larger community by that measure.
Are nextai-translator and competitive-companion free?
Both are open source. nextai-translator is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and competitive-companion under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between nextai-translator and competitive-companion?
nextai-translator is written in TypeScript and competitive-companion 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, nextai-translator or competitive-companion?
Choose nextai-translator if you want the larger community (24,982 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose competitive-companion if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.