Project comparison
Compare adoption, momentum, maintenance health, and project basics before choosing which tool to evaluate deeper.
Local-first code intelligence graph for MCP and CLI. Builds a persistent map of your codebase so AI coding tools read only what matters, with benchmarked context reductions on reviews and large-repo workflows.
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[EMNLP2025] "LightRAG: Simple and Fast Retrieval-Augmented Generation"
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Lightrag has the larger GitHub footprint with 38.0K stars.
Code Review Graph is currently growing faster at +10.6K stars this week.
Lightrag has the stronger automated maintenance signal at 95/100. This is not a security or fit verdict.
Use these signals to narrow your choice, then confirm setup, license, and fit upstream.
| Signal | Code Review Graph | Lightrag |
|---|---|---|
| Evidence status | Basic listing· 2026-10-04 09:17 UTC | Basic listing· 2026-10-04 09:18 UTC |
| GitHub stars | 26.8K | 38.0K |
| Weekly growth | +10.6K | +3.0K |
| Health score | Strong92/100 | Strong95/100 |
| Contributors | 110 | 299 |
| Commits per week | 27.3 | 135.8 |
| Open issues | 127 | 217 |
| Language | Python | Python |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-07-27 07:56 UTC | 2026-07-22 10:56 UTC |
| Last release | v2.3.7 | v1.5.5rc1 |
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