GitHub Stars
What is github stars?
GitHub stars is a proxy for developer interest in open source projects. sourc.dev collects this weekly via the GitHub API for all tracked entities with public repositories. Stars alone do not indicate quality, but velocity (stars gained per week) correlates with ecosystem momentum. n8n has 181,000+ stars. Ollama has 166,000+. These are infrastructure-grade adoption signals.
Why it matters
GitHub stars are a noisy signal — they can be gamed and do not directly measure quality. But star velocity (new stars per week) correlates with developer adoption momentum. sourc.dev tracks absolute star counts weekly and will compute velocity once 90 days of history accumulate. For now, the absolute number serves as a baseline for the most-adopted open source tools in the AI infrastructure space.
Where models stand
Data available for 68 of 271 tracked entities. Last updated 2026-04-01.
How sourc.dev tracks this
sourc.dev tracks github stars through its automated monitoring pipeline. Data is collected on a regular schedule, compared against previous values, and any changes are recorded in the history table with full provenance — source URL, effective date, and verification timestamp. Nothing is overwritten. The pipeline ensures this attribute stays current without manual intervention.
sourc.dev monitors this attribute automatically via pipeline. Every data point includes a source URL and verification date. Changes are recorded in the history table — nothing is overwritten.
This attribute is monitored on a regular schedule by automated pipeline. Changes are detected and recorded automatically.
Understanding github stars helps developers make informed decisions when choosing between models and providers. Rather than relying on marketing claims, sourc.dev provides verified, dated, source-linked data so the data decides.