Starmapper
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Open source maintainers buy this to see where their stargazers live.
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Comparison
Starmapper vs Star History
Starmapper lands on Depends, and Star History lands on Worth it.
Star History
Worth it
Confidence: Medium
Open source maintainers and DevRel teams get free, fast star charts for any repo.
| Compare | ||
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Depends | Worth it |
| Best for | Open source maintainers | Open source maintainers tracking growth |
| Who it's not for | Enterprises needing SLAs, contracts, or support | Teams judging code quality or security from stars |
| Privacy | Publishes a coordinated disclosure policy and privacy policy, and sets one technical cookie.⁷ | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed. |
| Support quality | Solo maintainer, no support team. | No support evidence in sources. |
| Public sentiment | Reddit mentions exist but review content is thin, so no substantial user verdicts appear in the sources.⁹ | Developers like the free charts but report breakage when GitHub changes or limits its stars API.13 |
| Biggest gotcha | GitHub cut off public stargazer access. Verify your repo still maps before you rely on it.³ | Fully dependent on GitHub API; rate limits and endpoint changes break charts without warning.14 |
Pick Starmapper when
- Open source maintainers
- DevRel teams showing repo reach
- Zero-budget side projects
- GitHub-first projects
When Starmapper is not a fit
- Enterprises needing SLAs, contracts, or support
- Teams tracking star trends over time
- Marketers wanting qualified leads from stars
- GitLab or Bitbucket projects
Pick Star History when
- Open source maintainers tracking growth
- DevRel teams comparing repo traction
- README badge embedders
- Writers sizing project popularity
When Star History is not a fit
- Teams judging code quality or security from stars
- Buyers wanting deep GitHub analytics beyond star counts
- Enterprise procurement: free tool, no vendor, no SLA
- Anyone needing guaranteed uptime from charts
Sources
- FlorianBruniaux/starmapper on GitHubgithub.comofficial
- StarMapper FAQstarmapper.bruniaux.comofficial
- StarMapper roadmap: GitHub restricted public stargazer accessstarmapper.bruniaux.comofficial
- GitHub Star History vs StarMapperstarmapper.bruniaux.comofficial
- StarMapper legal pagestarmapper.bruniaux.comofficial
- StarMapper security pagestarmapper.bruniaux.comsecurity
- External code audit: 12 findingsgithub.comsecurity
- Jawg Maps sponsorship announcementlinkedin.comnews
review
- StarMapper architecture docsgithub.comofficial
- GitHub Star History . Track & Compare Open Source Star Growthstar-history.comofficial
- A Message to GitHub Star History Users about Ongoing...star-history.comofficial
- GitHub limits star-history accessnews.lavx.hunews
news
review