Project comparison
Compare adoption, momentum, maintenance health, and project basics before choosing which tool to evaluate deeper.
an open source, extensible AI agent that goes beyond code suggestions - install, execute, edit, and test with any LLM
Best matched with other agent tools.
Open-source web crawler and scraper for LLMs and AI agents: any website into clean, LLM-ready Markdown. Run it yourself, or use Crawl4AI Cloud with one key.
Best matched with other agent tools.
crawl4ai has the larger GitHub footprint with 84.7K stars.
Goose is currently growing faster at +6.4K stars this week.
Goose has the stronger automated maintenance signal at 85/100. This is not a security or fit verdict.
Use these signals to narrow your choice, then confirm setup, license, and fit upstream.
| Signal | Goose | crawl4ai |
|---|---|---|
| Evidence status | Basic listing· 2026-10-04 09:17 UTC | Verified snapshot· 2026-10-04 09:19 UTC |
| GitHub stars | 51.5K | 84.7K |
| Weekly growth | +6.4K | 0 |
| Health score | Strong85/100 | Healthy66/100 |
| Contributors | 561 | 95 |
| Commits per week | 65.7 | 10.6 |
| Open issues | 355 | 226 |
| Language | Rust | Python |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Last commit | 2026-07-22 16:21 UTC | 2026-09-25 06:37 UTC |
| Last release | v1.43.0 | v0.9.4 |
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