Project comparison

ECC vs markitdown

Compare adoption, momentum, maintenance health, and project basics before choosing which tool to evaluate deeper.

The agent harness performance optimization system. Skills, instincts, memory, security, and research-first development for Claude Code, Codex, Opencode, Cursor and beyond.

Best matched with other agent tools.

232.2K

Stars

+52.6K

Weekly

95/100

Health

markitdown

Python tool for converting files and office documents to Markdown.

Best matched with other agent tools.

168.2K

Stars

+45.6K

Weekly

59/100

Health

Quick Take

Adoption

ECC has the larger GitHub footprint with 232.2K stars.

Momentum

ECC is currently growing faster at +52.6K stars this week.

Maintenance

ECC has the stronger automated maintenance signal at 95/100. This is not a security or fit verdict.

Side-by-side evidence

Use these signals to narrow your choice, then confirm setup, license, and fit upstream.

Signal	ECC	markitdown
Evidence status	Recently verified· 9h ago	Recently verified· 9h ago
GitHub stars	232.2K	168.2K
Weekly growth	+52.6K	+45.6K
Health score	Strong95/100

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