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puppeteer vs halp
puppeteer has 95,641 GitHub stars, 9,584 forks, 259 open issues and last shipped yesterday. halp has 768 stars, 14 forks, 6 open issues and last shipped 1 months ago. puppeteer leads on adoption by 12,353% (95,641 vs 768 stars). puppeteer is written in TypeScript under Apache-2.0; halp is written in Rust under Apache-2.0. puppeteer has attracted 10% as many forks as stars, halp 2%. puppeteer 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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| puppeteer | halp | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 96K | ★ 768 |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | Rust |
| Last push | 2026-09-30 | 2026-09-01 |
| Forks | ⑂ 9.6K | ⑂ 14 |
| 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 halp if
- You want the halp feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Rust
- You evaluated both and halp 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.
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About halp
halp is a command line utility written in Rust, licensed under Apache 2.0, that finds the working help and version arguments for other command line tools and offers a prompt for their manual page or cheat sheet — built for developers and system administrators who live in a terminal and cannot remember whether a given tool answers to h , H , help or help .
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Frequently asked questions
Is puppeteer or halp more popular?
puppeteer has 95,641 GitHub stars and halp has 768. puppeteer has the larger community by that measure.
Are puppeteer and halp free?
Both are open source. puppeteer is licensed under Apache-2.0 and halp under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between puppeteer and halp?
puppeteer is written in TypeScript and halp in Rust. 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 halp?
Choose puppeteer if you want the larger community (95,641 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose halp if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.