apache/pulsar vs rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server
apache/pulsar
Stars
15,331
First recorded star in 2016.
rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server
Stars
13,850
First recorded star in 2011.
apache/pulsar: 15,790 stars on September 4, 2026. rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server: 14,427 stars on September 5, 2026.
| Date | Stars |
|---|---|
| September 7, 2016 | 24 |
| October 14, 2016 | 1031 |
| December 12, 2016 | 1122 |
| February 15, 2017 | 1185 |
| April 29, 2017 | 1243 |
| July 21, 2017 | 1311 |
| October 2, 2017 | 1372 |
| November 27, 2017 | 1498 |
| January 12, 2018 | 1589 |
| February 28, 2018 | 1681 |
| May 7, 2018 | 1749 |
| June 22, 2018 | 1850 |
| August 7, 2018 | 1961 |
| September 24, 2018 | 2060 |
| November 1, 2018 | 2491 |
| December 11, 2018 | 2749 |
| January 23, 2019 | 2892 |
| March 5, 2019 | 3065 |
| April 12, 2019 | 3240 |
| May 22, 2019 | 3520 |
| June 30, 2019 | 3816 |
| August 8, 2019 | 4037 |
| September 15, 2019 | 4253 |
| October 23, 2019 | 4456 |
| November 30, 2019 | 4692 |
| January 7, 2020 | 5061 |
| February 14, 2020 | 5276 |
| March 24, 2020 | 5435 |
| May 2, 2020 | 5641 |
| June 10, 2020 | 5867 |
| July 25, 2020 | 6508 |
| September 2, 2020 | 6772 |
| October 12, 2020 | 6939 |
| November 20, 2020 | 7139 |
| December 28, 2020 | 7354 |
| February 5, 2021 | 7633 |
| March 15, 2021 | 7843 |
| April 23, 2021 | 8119 |
| June 3, 2021 | 8995 |
| July 11, 2021 | 9422 |
| August 18, 2021 | 9743 |
| September 29, 2021 | 9985 |
| November 18, 2021 | 10182 |
| December 27, 2021 | 10507 |
| February 2, 2022 | 10726 |
| March 12, 2022 | 10903 |
| April 19, 2022 | 11104 |
| May 27, 2022 | 11341 |
| July 4, 2022 | 11611 |
| August 12, 2022 | 11849 |
| September 26, 2022 | 12144 |
| November 4, 2022 | 12367 |
| December 13, 2022 | 12575 |
| January 20, 2023 | 12730 |
| February 27, 2023 | 12893 |
| April 7, 2023 | 13074 |
| May 15, 2023 | 13234 |
| June 22, 2023 | 13401 |
| July 30, 2023 | 13548 |
| September 7, 2023 | 13672 |
| October 17, 2023 | 13850 |
| November 27, 2023 | 13983 |
| January 7, 2024 | 14124 |
| February 17, 2024 | 14234 |
| March 30, 2024 | 14365 |
| May 8, 2024 | 14479 |
| June 19, 2024 | 14602 |
| July 29, 2024 | 14735 |
| September 9, 2024 | 14853 |
| October 22, 2024 | 14968 |
| December 11, 2024 | 15110 |
| January 23, 2025 | 15206 |
| March 9, 2025 | 15304 |
| April 21, 2025 | 15397 |
| June 11, 2025 | 15483 |
| July 29, 2025 | 15551 |
| September 16, 2025 | 15620 |
| November 25, 2025 | 15684 |
| January 25, 2026 | 15737 |
| September 4, 2026 | 15790 |
| Date | Stars |
|---|---|
| February 16, 2011 | 1 |
| January 7, 2012 | 59 |
| February 23, 2013 | 129 |
| June 21, 2013 | 197 |
| October 24, 2013 | 266 |
| February 16, 2014 | 340 |
| June 9, 2014 | 421 |
| September 16, 2014 | 502 |
| December 27, 2014 | 578 |
| March 18, 2015 | 676 |
| June 5, 2015 | 818 |
| August 8, 2015 | 940 |
| October 7, 2015 | 1058 |
| December 3, 2015 | 1218 |
| February 1, 2016 | 1405 |
| March 28, 2016 | 1558 |
| May 22, 2016 | 1724 |
| July 19, 2016 | 1882 |
| September 14, 2016 | 2042 |
| November 8, 2016 | 2220 |
| January 5, 2017 | 2390 |
| March 1, 2017 | 2558 |
| April 25, 2017 | 2757 |
| June 23, 2017 | 2957 |
| August 15, 2017 | 3177 |
| October 9, 2017 | 3384 |
| November 30, 2017 | 3611 |
| January 25, 2018 | 3799 |
| March 19, 2018 | 4026 |
| May 17, 2018 | 4263 |
| July 22, 2018 | 4512 |
| September 14, 2018 | 4768 |
| November 8, 2018 | 5038 |
| January 2, 2019 | 5261 |
| February 25, 2019 | 5522 |
| April 19, 2019 | 5812 |
| June 11, 2019 | 6112 |
| August 4, 2019 | 6368 |
| September 27, 2019 | 6612 |
| November 21, 2019 | 6832 |
| January 12, 2020 | 7096 |
| March 9, 2020 | 7278 |
| May 1, 2020 | 7506 |
| June 23, 2020 | 7746 |
| August 15, 2020 | 7979 |
| October 11, 2020 | 8197 |
| December 6, 2020 | 8408 |
| January 31, 2021 | 8625 |
| March 28, 2021 | 8832 |
| May 25, 2021 | 9042 |
| July 30, 2021 | 9292 |
| September 25, 2021 | 9515 |
| December 1, 2021 | 9716 |
| January 25, 2022 | 9915 |
| March 18, 2022 | 10110 |
| May 12, 2022 | 10317 |
| July 6, 2022 | 10499 |
| August 30, 2022 | 10680 |
| October 26, 2022 | 10912 |
| December 20, 2022 | 11088 |
| February 16, 2023 | 11265 |
| April 10, 2023 | 11459 |
| June 3, 2023 | 11655 |
| July 27, 2023 | 11813 |
| September 24, 2023 | 11975 |
| November 20, 2023 | 12136 |
| January 21, 2024 | 12314 |
| March 16, 2024 | 12491 |
| May 8, 2024 | 12693 |
| July 5, 2024 | 12916 |
| September 10, 2024 | 13156 |
| November 2, 2024 | 13393 |
| December 28, 2024 | 13548 |
| February 20, 2025 | 13712 |
| April 16, 2025 | 13873 |
| June 12, 2025 | 14045 |
| August 17, 2025 | 14169 |
| October 23, 2025 | 14272 |
| January 3, 2026 | 14359 |
| September 5, 2026 | 14427 |
Repository health compared
Live analysis · unavailable data stays labelled
Popularity is only one axis. Compare technical scale, maintenance cadence, ownership resilience and change pressure against the same completed analysis that sits behind each report.
Reach
Popularity and real-world adoption
| Signal | apache/pulsar | rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub starsCurrent public GitHub metadata total. | Best result in this row: 15,331 | 13,850 |
| Stars gained · trailing 90dChange in the newest 90 days covered by each cached series. | +8 | Best result in this row: +15 |
| ForksCurrent public GitHub metadata total. | Not available | Not available |
| Largest package audienceLargest resolved registry total; sources are shown explicitly. | No resolved package | No resolved package |
| Repository ageElapsed years since the GitHub creation timestamp. | 10 years | 16 years |
Codebase
Size and technical center of gravity
| Signal | apache/pulsar | rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server |
|---|---|---|
| Dominant languageLargest share of analyzed code lines at current HEAD. | Not available | Not available |
| Code linesAnalyzed source lines at current HEAD, excluding blanks and comments. | Not available | Not available |
| Languages representedLanguages with non-zero files or line counts. | Not available | Not available |
Maintenance
Commit volume and recent operating cadence
| Signal | apache/pulsar | rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server |
|---|---|---|
| Repository commitsFull repository commit total reported by the analysis. | Not available | Not available |
| Commits · trailing 90dCommit count in the newest 90 days covered by the repository analysis. | Not available | Not available |
Ownership
How broadly maintenance responsibility is distributed
| Signal | apache/pulsar | rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server |
|---|---|---|
| Bus factorFewest analyzed contributors carrying at least half the commits. | Not available | Not available |
| Top contributor concentrationShare of attributed commits carried by the most active contributor. | Not available | Not available |
Change signals
Debt markers and fix pressure in frequently changed files
| Signal | apache/pulsar | rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server |
|---|---|---|
| Fix-labelled share · frequently changed filesFix-labelled commits divided by commits across the analyzed high-frequency file set. | Not available | Not available |
| Recent TODO/FIXME movementLatest cumulative marker count and its change over the trailing 90 days. | Not available | Not available |
Both curves are drawn on shared axes. They are not drawn from a shared source: each series names its own below.
One axis, two sources
The overlay puts both repositories on one axis. It does not put them on one source: since July 2026 a stargazer-list series stops on a fixed date, while a series rebuilt from public archive events keeps receiving points. Each column below states its own reading.
| Field | apache/pulsar | rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server |
|---|---|---|
| Source | Historical star data | Historical star data |
| Coverage | Covers through September 4, 2026 | Covers through September 5, 2026 |
| State | Still updating | Still updating |
No row states how much of a history is missing. An archive series records star actions and not unstars, so it can exceed a repository's own star total, and a figure for the difference would be wrong exactly where it looks most precise.
Notes on this comparison
Which has more GitHub stars, apache/pulsar or rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server?
GitHub reports 15,331 stars for apache/pulsar and 13,850 for rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server.
Do both star histories cover the same period?
Not necessarily, and each chart names its own. apache/pulsar — Historical star data · Covers through September 4, 2026 · Still updating. rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server — Historical star data · Covers through September 5, 2026 · Still updating. Since July 2026 GitHub serves a repository's stargazer list only to its own admins and collaborators, so one series can stop on a fixed date while the other keeps flowing from public archive events.
How is this comparison computed?
Star totals come from public repository metadata. The two curves are each repository's stored star series drawn on shared axes, from whichever source is named above. Repository-health figures are computed independently from each project's commit history.