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ProjectDiscovery vs Artemis
ProjectDiscovery has 31,471 GitHub stars, 3,888 forks, 107 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. Artemis has 1,230 stars, 145 forks, 44 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. ProjectDiscovery leads on adoption by 2,459% (31,471 vs 1,230 stars). ProjectDiscovery is written in Go under MIT; Artemis is written in Python under BSD-3-Clause. ProjectDiscovery has attracted 12% as many forks as stars, Artemis 12%. ProjectDiscovery was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 4 topic tags (security, security-scanner, vulnerability-detection, vulnerability-scanner), 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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| ProjectDiscovery | Artemis | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 31K | ★ 1.2K |
| License | MIT | BSD-3-Clause |
| Written in | Go | Python |
| Last push | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-23 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.9K | ⑂ 145 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick ProjectDiscovery if
- You weight community size — 31K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Artemis if
- You want the Artemis feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the BSD-3-Clause license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- You evaluated both and Artemis fits your workflow better
About ProjectDiscovery
Nuclei is a high performance, open source vulnerability scanner built by ProjectDiscovery, part of the ProjectDiscovery ecosystem. It operates as a CLI tool using a simple YAML based DSL to define custom vulnerability checks, enabling precise, real world exploitation simulation to eliminate false positives.
read the full ProjectDiscovery overview →
About Artemis
Artemis is a modular, Python based vulnerability scanner with automatic report generation, built by CERT PL to check website security and turn findings into ready to send messages for the scanned organisations.
read the full Artemis overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is ProjectDiscovery or Artemis more popular?
ProjectDiscovery has 31,471 GitHub stars and Artemis has 1,230. ProjectDiscovery has the larger community by that measure.
Are ProjectDiscovery and Artemis free?
Both are open source. ProjectDiscovery is licensed under MIT and Artemis under BSD-3-Clause. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between ProjectDiscovery and Artemis?
ProjectDiscovery is written in Go and Artemis 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, ProjectDiscovery or Artemis?
Choose ProjectDiscovery if you want the larger community (31,471 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Artemis if its feature set, stack or BSD-3-Clause licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.