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puppeteer vs gitdiagram
puppeteer has 95,641 GitHub stars, 9,584 forks, 259 open issues and last shipped yesterday. gitdiagram has 17,596 stars, 1,346 forks, 43 open issues and last shipped yesterday. puppeteer leads on adoption by 444% (95,641 vs 17,596 stars). puppeteer is written in TypeScript under Apache-2.0; gitdiagram is written in TypeScript under MIT. puppeteer has attracted 10% as many forks as stars, gitdiagram 8%. puppeteer was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (developer-tools), 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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| puppeteer | gitdiagram | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 96K | ★ 18K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-30 | 2026-09-30 |
| Forks | ⑂ 9.6K | ⑂ 1.3K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick puppeteer if
- You weight community size — 96K stars and counting
- You want the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick gitdiagram if
- You want the gitdiagram feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and gitdiagram fits your workflow better
About puppeteer
Puppeteer is an Apache 2.0 JavaScript and TypeScript library that provides a high level API for driving Chrome and Firefox over the DevTools Protocol or WebDriver BiDi, written for developers who automate browsers from Node.js.
read the full puppeteer overview →
About gitdiagram
GitDiagram is an open source, MIT licensed TypeScript tool that turns any public or private GitHub repository into an interactive architecture diagram — and now into a one minute narrated explainer video — for developers, reviewers and AI agents who need to understand a codebase quickly.
read the full gitdiagram overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is puppeteer or gitdiagram more popular?
puppeteer has 95,641 GitHub stars and gitdiagram has 17,596. puppeteer has the larger community by that measure.
Are puppeteer and gitdiagram free?
Both are open source. puppeteer is licensed under Apache-2.0 and gitdiagram under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between puppeteer and gitdiagram?
puppeteer is written in TypeScript and gitdiagram 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, puppeteer or gitdiagram?
Choose puppeteer if you want the larger community (95,641 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose gitdiagram if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.