Comparison
brunch vs excelize
Verdict
Pick brunch when brunch is primarily JavaScript; excelize is Go; pick excelize when excelize is primarily Go; brunch is JavaScript.
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Trust & integrity
| Signal | brunch | excelize |
|---|---|---|
| Maintenance | Steady (86d since push) As of today · github_public_v1 | Very active (4d since push) As of 4d · github_public_v1 |
| Provenance | Not a fork · Organization account As of today · github_public_v1 | Not a fork · Organization account As of 4d · github_public_v1 |
| OSV dependency advisories | No lockfile (source not queried) As of today · osv@v1 | Published findings As of 4d · osv@v1 |
| deps.dev advisories | Not queried deps.dev@v1 | Not queried deps.dev@v1 |
| OpenSSF Scorecard | Not queried openssf-scorecard@v1 | Not queried openssf-scorecard@v1 |
Tagline
- brunch
- 🍴 Web applications made easy. Since 2011.
- excelize
- Go language library for reading and writing Excel spreadsheets
Stars
- brunch
- 6.8k
- excelize
- 21k
Forks
- brunch
- 425
- excelize
- 1.9k
Open issues
- brunch
- 0
- excelize
- 127
Language
- brunch
- JavaScript
- excelize
- Go
Adopt for
- brunch
- -
- excelize
- Excellize is a Go library focused on efficient, comprehensive manipulation of Excel files
Persona
- brunch
- -
- excelize
- -
Runtime
- brunch
- -
- excelize
- -
License
- brunch
- MIT
- excelize
- BSD-3-Clause
Last pushed
- brunch
- Apr 19, 2026
- excelize
- Jul 6, 2026
Categories
- brunch
- Data & Retrieval
- excelize
- Data & Retrieval
Trust and health
Maintenance
- brunch
- Steady (60%)
- excelize
- Very active (96%)
Days since push
- brunch
- 86d
- excelize
- 4d
Open issues (now)
- brunch
- 0
- excelize
- 127
OSV dependency advisories
- brunch
- No lockfile (source not queried)
- excelize
- Published findings
Full report
- brunch
- Trust report
- excelize
- Trust report
Choose brunch if…
- brunch is primarily JavaScript; excelize is Go.
- License: brunch is MIT, excelize is BSD-3-Clause.
- Tags unique to brunch: brunch, build-automation, javascript, pipeline.
When NOT to use brunch
- Data & Retrieval: Skip a heavy ingestion framework when your corpus is small and static; a script plus the embedding API is enough.
Choose excelize if…
- excelize is primarily Go; brunch is JavaScript.
- License: excelize is BSD-3-Clause, brunch 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 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
Explore
Sources
Every stat on this page traces to a dated GitHub sync, license file, enrichment field, or trust scan.
- GitHub stars (brunch/brunch) · observed Jul 15, 2026
- GitHub forks (brunch/brunch) · observed Jul 15, 2026
- Last push (brunch/brunch) · observed Apr 19, 2026
- License file (MIT) · observed Jul 15, 2026
- Trust scan (lockfile / OSV) · observed Jul 15, 2026
- GitHub stars (qax-os/excelize) · observed Jul 11, 2026
- GitHub forks (qax-os/excelize) · observed Jul 11, 2026
- Last push (qax-os/excelize) · observed Jul 6, 2026
- License file (BSD-3-Clause) · observed Jul 11, 2026
- Decision facts (enrichment) · observed Jul 11, 2026
- Trust scan (lockfile / OSV) · observed Jul 11, 2026
GitHub stars on cards: brunch 6.8k · excelize 21k (synced Jul 15, 2026).
Common questions
- What is the difference between brunch and excelize?
- brunch: 🍴 Web applications made easy. Since 2011.. 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 brunch over excelize?
- Choose brunch over excelize when brunch is primarily JavaScript; excelize is Go; License: brunch is MIT, excelize is BSD-3-Clause; Tags unique to brunch: brunch, build-automation, javascript, pipeline.
- When should I choose excelize over brunch?
- Choose excelize over brunch when excelize is primarily Go; brunch is JavaScript; License: excelize is BSD-3-Clause, brunch 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 brunch?
- 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 brunch or excelize more popular on GitHub?
- excelize has more GitHub stars (20,757 vs 6,756). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints.
- Are brunch and excelize open source?
- Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (brunch: MIT, excelize: BSD-3-Clause).
- Where can I find alternatives to brunch or excelize?
- GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at brunch alternatives and excelize alternatives (brunch markdown twin, excelize markdown twin), 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 mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers.
- Which is better maintained, brunch or excelize?
- brunch: Steady. 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 brunch and excelize?
- GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: brunch trust report; excelize trust report.