Side-by-Side Comparison
headroom vs act
Compare open source repositories side by side. Stars, forks, code health, licensing, and community growth.
Recorded Stars Comparison
● headroomlabs-ai/headroom (74.5K)
● nektos/act (72.5K)
☆ 74.5Kheadroom stars
☆ 72.5Kact stars
+2KDifference
headroomStar Leader (1.0x)
⚖️ Comparison Verdict
Star Popularity
headroom Leads
+2K stars (1.0x ratio)
Forks & Derivatives
headroom Leads
5.8K total community forks
Recent Maintenance
act
Pushed 4d ago
Licensing
Different
headroom: Apache-2.0 vs act: MIT
Side-by-Side Facts
| Metric | headroomlabs-ai/headroom ↗ | nektos/act ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Compress tool outputs, logs, files, and RAG chunks before they reach the LLM. 20% fewer tokens for coding agents, 60-95% fewer tokens for JSON, same answers. Library, proxy, MCP server. | Run your GitHub Actions locally 🚀 |
| GitHub Stars | ☆ 74,469 | ☆ 72,503 |
| Forks | 5,764 | 2,091 |
| Open Issues | 414 | 373 |
| Main Language | Python | Go |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Last Push | Oct 6, 2026 | Oct 28, 2026 |
| GitHub Source | Open Source ↗ | Open Source ↗ |
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