Side-by-Side Comparison
act vs SecLists
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Recorded Stars Comparison
● nektos/act (72.2K)
● danielmiessler/SecLists (74K)
☆ 72.2Kact stars
☆ 74KSecLists stars
+1.8KDifference
SecListsStar Leader (1.0x)
⚖️ Comparison Verdict
Star Popularity
SecLists Leads
+1.8K stars (1.0x ratio)
Forks & Derivatives
SecLists Leads
25.1K total community forks
Recent Maintenance
SecLists
Pushed 1d ago
Licensing
MIT
Both share open license
Side-by-Side Facts
| Metric | nektos/act ↗ | danielmiessler/SecLists ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Run your GitHub Actions locally 🚀 | SecLists is the security tester's companion. It's a collection of multiple types of lists used during security assessments, collected in one place. List types include usernames, passwords, URLs, sensitive data patterns, fuzzing payloads, web shells, and many more. |
| GitHub Stars | ☆ 72,187 | ☆ 73,955 |
| Forks | 2,048 | 25,141 |
| Open Issues | 385 | 10 |
| Main Language | Go | PHP |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Last Push | Aug 9, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 |
| GitHub Source | Open Source ↗ | Open Source ↗ |
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