--- title: "SurfSense vs awesome-llm-apps" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/modsetter-surfsense-vs-shubhamsaboo-awesome-llm-apps" tools: ["modsetter-surfsense", "shubhamsaboo-awesome-llm-apps"] --- # SurfSense vs awesome-llm-apps *GraphCanon updated Aug 18, 2026* ## Verdict Pick SurfSense if surfSense is a self-hosted platform offering AI agents that can be used for competitive intelligence research. Here are some critical facts to consider when evaluating it; pick awesome-llm-apps if awesome-llm-apps is a collection of over 100 AI Agent and Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) applications that enable users to quickly implement, customize, and deploy practical use cases in. [SurfSense](https://www.surfsense.com) reports 16k GitHub stars, 1.5k forks, and 119 open issues, last pushed Aug 17, 2026. [awesome-llm-apps](https://www.theunwindai.com) has 131k stars, 19k forks, and 13 open issues, last pushed Aug 3, 2026. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [SurfSense's repository](https://github.com/MODSetter/SurfSense) and [awesome-llm-apps's repository](https://github.com/Shubhamsaboo/awesome-llm-apps). | | [SurfSense](/tools/modsetter-surfsense.md) | [awesome-llm-apps](/tools/shubhamsaboo-awesome-llm-apps.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | NotebookLM for Competitive Intelligence Research | Over 100 runnable AI Agent and RAG apps to clone, tweak, and deploy. | | Stars | 15,949 | 131,230 | | Forks | 1,520 | 19,346 | | Open issues | 119 | 13 | | Language | Python | Python | | Adopt for | SurfSense is a self-hosted platform offering AI agents that can be used for competitive intelligence research. Here are some critical facts to consider when evaluating it. | awesome-llm-apps is a collection of over 100 AI Agent and Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) applications that enable users to quickly implement, customize, and deploy practical use cases in Python. | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | Other | The Apache-2.0 license allows users to freely use, modify, and distribute the projects found in awesome-llm-apps under specific conditions outlined by the license. | | Categories | AI Agents, Data & Retrieval | AI Agents, Data & Retrieval | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [SurfSense](/tools/modsetter-surfsense.md) | [awesome-llm-apps](/tools/shubhamsaboo-awesome-llm-apps.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Days since push | 0d | 4d | | Open issues (now) | 119 | 13 | | Stars delta | +673 (30d) | +14k (30d) | | Open issues delta | +12 (30d) | +6 (30d) | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/modsetter-surfsense/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/shubhamsaboo-awesome-llm-apps/trust.md) | ## Decision facts: SurfSense - **Pricing:** unknown - SurfSense is distributed under a license labeled 'Other' which includes no specified pricing. It supports self-hosting with built-in billing off, making scraping and crawling capabilities only limited - **Requirements:** Requires Docker - **Adopt for:** SurfSense is a self-hosted platform offering AI agents that can be used for competitive intelligence research. Here are some critical facts to consider when evaluating it. ## Decision facts: awesome-llm-apps - **Pricing:** freemium - Free with open-source licensing, but commercial exploitation is allowed. - **Adopt for:** awesome-llm-apps is a collection of over 100 AI Agent and Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) applications that enable users to quickly implement, customize, and deploy practical use cases in Python. - **License detail:** The Apache-2.0 license allows users to freely use, modify, and distribute the projects found in awesome-llm-apps under specific conditions outlined by the license. ## Choose when ### Choose SurfSense if… - License: SurfSense is Other, awesome-llm-apps is Apache-2.0. - Pricing: SurfSense is distributed under a license labeled 'Other' which includes no specified pricing. It supports self-hosting with built-in billing off, making scraping and crawling capabilities only limited. - Requirements: Requires Docker. - Tags unique to SurfSense: agent, ai, chrome-extension, extension. - - **Specific Use Cases:** If you need advanced capabilities for competitive intelligence analysis and want the flexibility of connecting various data sources through its connectors, SurfSense might be ### Choose awesome-llm-apps if… - License: awesome-llm-apps is Apache-2.0, SurfSense is Other. - Pricing: Free with open-source licensing, but commercial exploitation is allowed.. - Tags unique to awesome-llm-apps: applications, customizable, deployable, llms. - When you need quick implementations of various real-world use cases for AI Agents and RAG. ## When NOT to use SurfSense - - **Limited Free Tier Capabilities:** Since scraping and crawling are limited only by your hardware when self-hosted without billing enabled, if you have strict limitations on hardware capacity or don ## When NOT to use awesome-llm-apps - If your project requires highly specialized customization beyond what the provided apps can offer out-of-the-box, as deep integration might be required from scratch. - When you are looking for a fully managed service or support directly from developers; this repository is more about self-service and community interaction. ## Common questions ### What is the difference between SurfSense and awesome-llm-apps? SurfSense: NotebookLM for Competitive Intelligence Research. awesome-llm-apps: Over 100 runnable AI Agent and RAG apps to clone, tweak, and deploy.. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose SurfSense over awesome-llm-apps? Choose SurfSense over awesome-llm-apps when License: SurfSense is Other, awesome-llm-apps is Apache-2.0; Pricing: SurfSense is distributed under a license labeled 'Other' which includes no specified pricing. It supports self-hosting with built-in billing off, making scraping and crawling capabilities only limited; Requirements: Requires Docker; Tags unique to SurfSense: agent, ai, chrome-extension, extension; - **Specific Use Cases:** If you need advanced capabilities for competitive intelligence analysis and want the flexibility of connecting various data sources through its connectors, SurfSense might be. ### When should I choose awesome-llm-apps over SurfSense? Choose awesome-llm-apps over SurfSense when License: awesome-llm-apps is Apache-2.0, SurfSense is Other; Pricing: Free with open-source licensing, but commercial exploitation is allowed.; Tags unique to awesome-llm-apps: applications, customizable, deployable, llms; When you need quick implementations of various real-world use cases for AI Agents and RAG. ### When should I avoid SurfSense? - **Limited Free Tier Capabilities:** Since scraping and crawling are limited only by your hardware when self-hosted without billing enabled, if you have strict limitations on hardware capacity or don ### When should I avoid awesome-llm-apps? If your project requires highly specialized customization beyond what the provided apps can offer out-of-the-box, as deep integration might be required from scratch. When you are looking for a fully managed service or support directly from developers; this repository is more about self-service and community interaction. ### Is SurfSense or awesome-llm-apps more popular on GitHub? awesome-llm-apps has more GitHub stars (131,230 vs 15,949). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are SurfSense and awesome-llm-apps open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (SurfSense: Other, awesome-llm-apps: Apache-2.0). ### Where can I find alternatives to SurfSense or awesome-llm-apps? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [SurfSense alternatives](/tools/modsetter-surfsense/alternatives) and [awesome-llm-apps alternatives](/tools/shubhamsaboo-awesome-llm-apps/alternatives) ([SurfSense markdown twin](/tools/modsetter-surfsense/alternatives.md), [awesome-llm-apps markdown twin](/tools/shubhamsaboo-awesome-llm-apps/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/modsetter-surfsense-vs-shubhamsaboo-awesome-llm-apps.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, SurfSense or awesome-llm-apps? SurfSense: Very active. awesome-llm-apps: 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 SurfSense and awesome-llm-apps? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [SurfSense trust report](/tools/modsetter-surfsense/trust); [awesome-llm-apps trust report](/tools/shubhamsaboo-awesome-llm-apps/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=modsetter-surfsense`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=modsetter-surfsense) - LLM index: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt) - Full corpus: [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt) _GraphCanon - The knowledge graph for AI development. https://www.graphcanon.com/_