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Rankings use public ecosystem signals. Treat them as a starting point, then confirm license, setup, safety, and fit with the upstream project.
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Rowboat vs Rtk

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

Rowboat

Open-source AI coworker, with memory

Best matched with other agent tools.

17.0K
Stars
+2.9K
Weekly
74/100
Health
Rtk

CLI proxy that reduces LLM token consumption by 60-90% on common dev commands. Single Rust binary, zero dependencies

Best matched with other agent tools.

72.6K
Stars
+26.5K
Weekly
85/100
Health

Quick Take

Adoption

Rtk has the larger GitHub footprint with 72.6K stars.

Momentum

Rtk is currently growing faster at +26.5K stars this week.

Maintenance

Rtk has the stronger automated maintenance signal at 85/100. 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.

SignalRowboatRtk
Evidence statusBasic listing· 2026-10-04 09:17 UTCBasic listing· 2026-10-04 09:18 UTC
GitHub stars17.0K72.6K
Weekly growth+2.9K+26.5K
Health scoreHealthy74/100Strong85/100
Contributors16125
Commits per week50.939.8
Open issues1371.7K
LanguageTypeScriptRust
LicenseApache-2.0Apache-2.0
Last commit2026-07-31 10:20 UTC2026-07-22 15:28 UTC
Last releasev0.8.3v0.43.0

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