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uBlock vs isomorphic-git
uBlock has 67,937 GitHub stars, 4,354 forks, 15 open issues and last shipped yesterday. isomorphic-git has 8,354 stars, 491 forks, 306 open issues and last shipped 7 days ago. uBlock leads on adoption by 713% (67,937 vs 8,354 stars). uBlock is written in JavaScript under GPL-3.0; isomorphic-git is written in JavaScript under MIT. uBlock has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, isomorphic-git 6%. uBlock was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (javascript), 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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Side by side
| uBlock | isomorphic-git | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 68K | ★ 8.4K |
| License | GPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Written in | JavaScript | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-11 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.4K | ⑂ 491 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick uBlock if
- You weight community size — 68K stars and counting
- You want the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick isomorphic-git if
- You want the isomorphic-git feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You evaluated both and isomorphic-git fits your workflow better
About uBlock
uBlock Origin is a CPU and memory efficient, wide spectrum content blocker for Chromium and Firefox, aimed at anyone who wants ads, trackers, coin miners, popups, anti blockers and malware sites neutralised by default without hand tuning anything.
read the full uBlock overview →
About isomorphic-git
isomorphic git is a pure JavaScript reimplementation of git that runs in both Node.js and browser JavaScript environments, aimed at developers who need to read and write git repositories, fetch from and push to remotes such as GitHub, and do all of it without any native C++ module dependencies.
read the full isomorphic-git overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is uBlock or isomorphic-git more popular?
uBlock has 67,937 GitHub stars and isomorphic-git has 8,354. uBlock has the larger community by that measure.
Are uBlock and isomorphic-git free?
Both are open source. uBlock is licensed under GPL-3.0 and isomorphic-git under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between uBlock and isomorphic-git?
uBlock is written in JavaScript and isomorphic-git in JavaScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, uBlock or isomorphic-git?
Choose uBlock if you want the larger community (67,937 stars) or its GPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose isomorphic-git if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.