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puppeteer vs taze
puppeteer has 95,593 GitHub stars, 9,578 forks, 259 open issues and last shipped yesterday. taze has 4,283 stars, 150 forks, 33 open issues and last shipped 1 months ago. puppeteer leads on adoption by 2,132% (95,593 vs 4,283 stars). puppeteer is written in TypeScript under Apache-2.0; taze is written in TypeScript under MIT. puppeteer has attracted 10% as many forks as stars, taze 4%. 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 | taze | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 96K | ★ 4.3K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-18 | 2026-08-14 |
| Forks | ⑂ 9.6K | ⑂ 150 |
| 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 taze if
- You want the taze feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and taze 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 taze
taze is a modern CLI tool, written in TypeScript and released under the MIT licence, that keeps JavaScript and TypeScript project dependencies fresh by checking for newer versions, resolving what is safe to bump inside the ranges already declared in package.json , and optionally writing those changes back.
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Frequently asked questions
Is puppeteer or taze more popular?
puppeteer has 95,593 GitHub stars and taze has 4,283. puppeteer has the larger community by that measure.
Are puppeteer and taze free?
Both are open source. puppeteer is licensed under Apache-2.0 and taze under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between puppeteer and taze?
puppeteer is written in TypeScript and taze 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 taze?
Choose puppeteer if you want the larger community (95,593 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose taze if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.