Project comparison
Compare adoption, momentum, maintenance health, and project basics before choosing which tool to evaluate deeper.
🪢 Open source AI engineering platform: LLM evals, observability, metrics, prompt management, playground, datasets. Integrates with OpenTelemetry, LangChain, OpenAI SDK, LiteLLM, and more. 🍊YC W23
Best matched with other agent tools.
Python tool for converting files and office documents to Markdown.
Best matched with other agent tools.
markitdown has the larger GitHub footprint with 188.3K stars.
markitdown is currently growing faster at +45.6K stars this week.
Langfuse has the stronger automated maintenance signal at 84/100. This is not a security or fit verdict.
Use these signals to narrow your choice, then confirm setup, license, and fit upstream.
| Signal | Langfuse | markitdown |
|---|---|---|
| Evidence status | Basic listing· 2026-10-04 09:17 UTC | Verified snapshot· 2026-10-04 09:19 UTC |
| GitHub stars | 31.7K | 188.3K |
| Weekly growth | +4.7K | +45.6K |
| Health score | Strong84/100 | Watch57/100 |
| Contributors | 194 | 82 |
| Commits per week | 93.8 | 0.4 |
| Open issues | 716 | 814 |
| Language | TypeScript | Python |
| License | NOASSERTION | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-07-22 16:56 UTC | 2026-10-04 03:59 UTC |
| Last release | v3.224.0 | v0.1.6 |
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