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title: "autoscraper vs excelize"
type: "comparison"
canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/alirezamika-autoscraper-vs-qax-os-excelize"
tools: ["alirezamika-autoscraper", "qax-os-excelize"]
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# autoscraper vs excelize

*GraphCanon updated Jul 15, 2026*

## Verdict

Pick autoscraper when autoscraper is primarily Python; excelize is Go; pick excelize when excelize is primarily Go; autoscraper is Python.

[autoscraper](https://github.com/alirezamika/autoscraper) reports 7.6k GitHub stars, 779 forks, and 0 open issues, last pushed Jun 9, 2025. [excelize](https://xuri.me/excelize) has 21k stars, 1.9k forks, and 127 open issues, last pushed Jul 6, 2026. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [autoscraper's repository](https://github.com/alirezamika/autoscraper) and [excelize's repository](https://github.com/qax-os/excelize).

| | [autoscraper](/tools/alirezamika-autoscraper.md) | [excelize](/tools/qax-os-excelize.md) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Tagline | A Smart, Automatic, Fast and Lightweight Web Scraper for Python | Go language library for reading and writing Excel spreadsheets |
| Stars | 7,603 | 20,757 |
| Forks | 779 | 1,916 |
| Open issues | 0 | 127 |
| Language | Python | Go |
| Adopt for | - | Excellize is a Go library focused on efficient, comprehensive manipulation of Excel files |
| Persona | - | - |
| Runtime | - | - |
| License | MIT | BSD-3-Clause |
| Categories | Data & Retrieval | Data & Retrieval |

## Trust and health

_Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._

| | [autoscraper](/tools/alirezamika-autoscraper.md) | [excelize](/tools/qax-os-excelize.md) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Maintenance | Dormant (18%) | Very active (96%) |
| Days since push | 400d | 4d |
| Open issues (now) | 0 | 127 |
| Owner type | User | Organization |
| Full report | [trust report](/tools/alirezamika-autoscraper/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/qax-os-excelize/trust.md) |

## Decision facts: excelize

- **Pricing:** freemium - Excellize is free and open-source under the BSD-3-Clause license, which allows reuse in both commercial and non-commercial applications without royalty payments.
- **Requirements:** Min 1 GB RAM; Operating system requirements are aligned with what is supported by Go itself.
- **Adopt for:** Excellize is a Go library focused on efficient, comprehensive manipulation of Excel files

## Choose when

### Choose autoscraper if…

- autoscraper is primarily Python; excelize is Go.
- License: autoscraper is MIT, excelize is BSD-3-Clause.
- Tags unique to autoscraper: ai, artificial-intelligence, automation, crawler.

### Choose excelize if…

- excelize is primarily Go; autoscraper is Python.
- License: excelize is BSD-3-Clause, autoscraper is MIT.
- Pricing: Excellize is free and open-source under the BSD-3-Clause license, which allows reuse in both commercial and non-commercial applications without royalty payments..
- Requirements: Min 1 GB RAM; Operating system requirements are aligned with what is supported by Go itself..
- Tags unique to excelize: analytics, chart, excel, formula.
- When developing applications in Go that require robust capabilities for reading and writing Excel spreadsheets including support for formulas, charts, tables, and VBA macros.

## When NOT to use autoscraper

- Last GitHub push was 401 days ago (dormant maintenance, Jun 9, 2025). Validate activity before betting a new project on autoscraper.
- Data & Retrieval: Skip a heavy ingestion framework when your corpus is small and static; a script plus the embedding API is enough.

## When NOT to use excelize

- If the development environment strictly avoids using languages like Go, since Excellize requires a Go runtime.
- When working on projects where Excel files are rarely needed for data processing, another more generic file handling library might be preferable to minimize dependencies and complexity

## Common questions

### What is the difference between autoscraper and excelize?

autoscraper: A Smart, Automatic, Fast and Lightweight Web Scraper for Python. excelize: Go language library for reading and writing Excel spreadsheets. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories.

### When should I choose autoscraper over excelize?

Choose autoscraper over excelize when autoscraper is primarily Python; excelize is Go; License: autoscraper is MIT, excelize is BSD-3-Clause; Tags unique to autoscraper: ai, artificial-intelligence, automation, crawler.

### When should I choose excelize over autoscraper?

Choose excelize over autoscraper when excelize is primarily Go; autoscraper is Python; License: excelize is BSD-3-Clause, autoscraper is MIT; Pricing: Excellize is free and open-source under the BSD-3-Clause license, which allows reuse in both commercial and non-commercial applications without royalty payments.; Requirements: Min 1 GB RAM; Operating system requirements are aligned with what is supported by Go itself.; Tags unique to excelize: analytics, chart, excel, formula; When developing applications in Go that require robust capabilities for reading and writing Excel spreadsheets including support for formulas, charts, tables, and VBA macros.

### When should I avoid autoscraper?

Last GitHub push was 401 days ago (dormant maintenance, Jun 9, 2025). Validate activity before betting a new project on autoscraper. Data & Retrieval: Skip a heavy ingestion framework when your corpus is small and static; a script plus the embedding API is enough.

### When should I avoid excelize?

If the development environment strictly avoids using languages like Go, since Excellize requires a Go runtime. When working on projects where Excel files are rarely needed for data processing, another more generic file handling library might be preferable to minimize dependencies and complexity

### Is autoscraper or excelize more popular on GitHub?

excelize has more GitHub stars (20,757 vs 7,603). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints.

### Are autoscraper and excelize open source?

Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (autoscraper: MIT, excelize: BSD-3-Clause).

### Where can I find alternatives to autoscraper or excelize?

GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [autoscraper alternatives](/tools/alirezamika-autoscraper/alternatives) and [excelize alternatives](/tools/qax-os-excelize/alternatives) ([autoscraper markdown twin](/tools/alirezamika-autoscraper/alternatives.md), [excelize markdown twin](/tools/qax-os-excelize/alternatives.md)), ranked by typed relationship edges rather than popularity votes.

### Is there a machine-readable version of this comparison?

Yes. The markdown twin at [this comparison](/compare/alirezamika-autoscraper-vs-qax-os-excelize.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers.

### Which is better maintained, autoscraper or excelize?

autoscraper: Dormant. excelize: Very active. Compare maintenance labels, days since push, and release cadence in the trust section below - stars alone do not measure maintenance.

### Where are the full trust reports for autoscraper and excelize?

GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [autoscraper trust report](/tools/alirezamika-autoscraper/trust); [excelize trust report](/tools/qax-os-excelize/trust).

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**Machine-readable endpoints**

- JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=alirezamika-autoscraper`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=alirezamika-autoscraper)
- LLM index: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt)
- Full corpus: [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt)

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