What is the best alternative to star-history?

This directory does not rank one alternative above the others, because the criteria it records are structural rather than qualitative. The curated alternatives to star-history are OSS Insight, and the table above compares each on category, focus, source repository, documentation, and agent surfaces.

Are these star-history alternatives free?

This directory does not record verified pricing, so it does not claim any of these are free. It records whether each product publishes a public source repository, which is a different question. Check each product's own pricing page for current terms.

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Alternatives

Alternatives to star-history

1 curated alternative to star-history is listed here: OSS Insight. star-history is listed under Analytics & listening, tagged open-source. The table compares every option on the same criteria, drawn from what each product publishes.

By Fabian HugUpdated July 22, 2026

Curated alternatives

OSS Insight

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Analytics over public GitHub events for open-source trends; now emphasizing AI agent frameworks, LLM tools, and MCP servers alongside general repo benchmarking.

Also in this space

Ranked by shared tags rather than picked by hand.

PlausibleLightweight, privacy-first web analytics for docs and blogs; no cookie banner needed for developer audiences.PostHogOpen-source product analytics platform with AI-powered features for automated debugging and code generation.ScarfProvides intelligence on how agents and developers use open-source packages and containers, with focus on GTM signals and risk.Apache AnswerOpen-source Q&A platform for running a self-hosted developer support forum with reputation and moderation.AsciinemaRecords terminal sessions as lightweight text-based embeds for docs, READMEs, and tutorials.

Compared on the same criteria

star-history and OSS Insight and Plausible and PostHog and Scarf and Apache Answer and Asciinema compared on the same criteria
Criterion	star-history	OSS Insight	Plausible	PostHog	Scarf	Apache Answer	Asciinema
Category	Tools	Tools	Tools	Tools	Tools	Tools	Tools
Type	Analytics & listening	Analytics & listening	Analytics & listening	Analytics & listening	Analytics & listening	Community platforms	Content & media
Focus	analytics, open-source	analytics, open-source	analytics, open-source	analytics, open-source	analytics, open-source	community, forum, open-source	content, open-source
Public source repo	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Not stated	Yes	Yes
Last commit	Jul 2026	Jul 2026	Jul 2026	Jul 2026	Not stated	Jul 2026	Jun 2026
Stars	9.3k	2.4k	28k	37k	Not stated	15k	17k
Documentation	Not stated	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
MCP endpoint	Not stated	Not stated	Not stated	Yes	Not stated	Not stated	Not stated
llms.txt	Not stated	Yes	Not stated	Yes	Not stated	Not stated	Not stated
Link verified	Jul 15, 2026	Jul 15, 2026	Jul 15, 2026	Jul 15, 2026	Jul 15, 2026	Jul 15, 2026	Not stated
Listed since	Jul 12, 2026	Jul 12, 2026	Jul 12, 2026	Jul 12, 2026	Jul 12, 2026	Jul 12, 2026	Jul 12, 2026

Questions

What is the best alternative to star-history?: This directory does not rank one alternative above the others, because the criteria it records are structural rather than qualitative. The curated alternatives to star-history are OSS Insight, and the table above compares each on category, focus, source repository, documentation, and agent surfaces.
Are these star-history alternatives free?: This directory does not record verified pricing, so it does not claim any of these are free. It records whether each product publishes a public source repository, which is a different question. Check each product's own pricing page for current terms.

How to read this

Every fact on this page is copied from the product's own site or repository and dated. We do not test these tools hands-on, we do not verify pricing, and the criteria are structural (what a product publishes) rather than qualitative (how well it works). Where a product does not state something, the table says so instead of guessing.