Project comparison
Compare adoption, momentum, maintenance health, and project basics before choosing which tool to evaluate deeper.
Code Editor for the AI Agents Era - Run an army of Claude Code, Codex, etc. on your machine
Best matched with other agent tools.
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.
Rtk has the larger GitHub footprint with 72.6K stars.
Rtk is currently growing faster at +26.5K stars this week.
Superset has the stronger automated maintenance signal at 92/100. This is not a security or fit verdict.
Use these signals to narrow your choice, then confirm setup, license, and fit upstream.
| Signal | Superset | Rtk |
|---|---|---|
| Evidence status | Basic listing· 2026-10-04 09:18 UTC | Basic listing· 2026-10-04 09:18 UTC |
| GitHub stars | 12.7K | 72.6K |
| Weekly growth | +2.2K | +26.5K |
| Health score | Strong92/100 | Strong85/100 |
| Contributors | 91 | 125 |
| Commits per week | 59.2 | 39.8 |
| Open issues | 488 | 1.7K |
| Language | TypeScript | Rust |
| License | NOASSERTION | Apache-2.0 |
| Last commit | 2026-08-03 01:54 UTC | 2026-07-22 15:28 UTC |
| Last release | desktop-v1.18.3 | v0.43.0 |
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