head to head · open source
rea vs taze
rea has 422,352 GitHub stars, 105,329 forks, 70 open issues and last shipped yesterday. taze has 4,297 stars, 150 forks, 33 open issues and last shipped 1 months ago. rea leads on adoption by 9,729% (422,352 vs 4,297 stars). rea is written in TypeScript under MIT; taze is written in TypeScript under MIT. rea has attracted 25% as many forks as stars, taze 3%. rea 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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| rea | taze | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 422K | ★ 4.3K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-09-30 |
| Forks | ⑂ 105K | ⑂ 150 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick rea if
- You weight community size — 422K stars and counting
- You want the MIT 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 rea
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About taze
🥦 Taze (/ta:zei/, fresh in Persian) A modern cli tool that keeps your deps fresh npx taze or recursively for monorepos npx taze r or for agents to consume npx taze r json Features Built in support for monorepos No installation required — npx taze Safe by default — updates in the version range you are allowed Interactive mode to select which packages to update Respects package.json 's engines field and your package manager's config Updates GitHub Actions in your workflows, with optional SHA pinning Updates the Node.js version pinned in .node version and .nvmrc Agents compatible JSON output Usage By default, taze…
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Frequently asked questions
Is rea or taze more popular?
rea has 422,352 GitHub stars and taze has 4,297. rea has the larger community by that measure.
Are rea and taze free?
Both are open source. rea is licensed under MIT and taze under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between rea and taze?
rea 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, rea or taze?
Choose rea if you want the larger community (422,352 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose taze if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.