chroma-core/chroma vs milvus-io/milvus
chroma-core/chroma
Stars
29,303
First recorded star in 2022.
milvus-io/milvus
Stars
46,107
First recorded star in 2019.
chroma-core/chroma: 22,715 stars on September 12, 2026. milvus-io/milvus: 40,249 stars on September 15, 2026.
| Date | Stars |
|---|---|
| December 13, 2022 | 1 |
| February 14, 2023 | 108 |
| March 1, 2023 | 388 |
| March 17, 2023 | 566 |
| April 1, 2023 | 863 |
| April 16, 2023 | 3293 |
| May 2, 2023 | 4104 |
| May 17, 2023 | 4816 |
| June 1, 2023 | 5396 |
| June 17, 2023 | 5888 |
| July 5, 2023 | 6401 |
| July 20, 2023 | 6888 |
| August 5, 2023 | 7297 |
| August 20, 2023 | 7589 |
| September 4, 2023 | 7841 |
| September 20, 2023 | 8130 |
| October 5, 2023 | 8345 |
| October 20, 2023 | 8573 |
| November 5, 2023 | 8814 |
| November 20, 2023 | 9032 |
| December 5, 2023 | 9290 |
| December 21, 2023 | 9543 |
| January 5, 2024 | 9767 |
| January 20, 2024 | 10016 |
| February 5, 2024 | 10296 |
| February 20, 2024 | 10488 |
| March 6, 2024 | 10745 |
| March 22, 2024 | 11030 |
| April 6, 2024 | 11289 |
| April 21, 2024 | 11566 |
| May 10, 2024 | 11887 |
| May 25, 2024 | 12117 |
| June 9, 2024 | 12351 |
| June 25, 2024 | 12646 |
| July 10, 2024 | 12927 |
| July 25, 2024 | 13170 |
| August 10, 2024 | 13435 |
| August 25, 2024 | 13637 |
| September 9, 2024 | 13832 |
| September 25, 2024 | 14074 |
| October 10, 2024 | 14253 |
| October 26, 2024 | 14484 |
| November 10, 2024 | 14709 |
| November 25, 2024 | 14950 |
| December 11, 2024 | 15159 |
| December 26, 2024 | 15387 |
| January 10, 2025 | 16187 |
| January 26, 2025 | 16489 |
| February 10, 2025 | 16828 |
| February 25, 2025 | 17283 |
| March 16, 2025 | 17834 |
| March 31, 2025 | 18178 |
| April 15, 2025 | 18458 |
| May 1, 2025 | 18743 |
| May 16, 2025 | 19004 |
| May 31, 2025 | 19240 |
| June 16, 2025 | 19435 |
| July 1, 2025 | 19629 |
| July 16, 2025 | 19824 |
| August 1, 2025 | 20028 |
| August 16, 2025 | 20185 |
| August 31, 2025 | 20841 |
| September 16, 2025 | 21135 |
| October 1, 2025 | 21298 |
| October 22, 2025 | 21419 |
| November 7, 2025 | 21526 |
| November 22, 2025 | 21650 |
| December 7, 2025 | 21758 |
| December 23, 2025 | 21892 |
| January 7, 2026 | 22023 |
| January 25, 2026 | 22179 |
| February 10, 2026 | 22282 |
| February 26, 2026 | 22365 |
| March 13, 2026 | 22430 |
| March 29, 2026 | 22494 |
| April 13, 2026 | 22582 |
| April 29, 2026 | 22624 |
| May 17, 2026 | 22660 |
| June 13, 2026 | 22687 |
| September 12, 2026 | 22715 |
| Date | Stars |
|---|---|
| September 16, 2019 | 1 |
| November 6, 2019 | 1411 |
| December 6, 2019 | 2438 |
| January 5, 2020 | 2597 |
| February 5, 2020 | 2889 |
| March 7, 2020 | 3037 |
| April 6, 2020 | 3228 |
| May 6, 2020 | 3512 |
| June 6, 2020 | 3761 |
| July 6, 2020 | 3964 |
| August 11, 2020 | 4192 |
| September 11, 2020 | 4393 |
| October 12, 2020 | 4546 |
| November 11, 2020 | 4762 |
| December 11, 2020 | 5113 |
| January 11, 2021 | 5276 |
| February 11, 2021 | 5493 |
| March 14, 2021 | 5734 |
| April 13, 2021 | 5908 |
| May 16, 2021 | 6275 |
| June 17, 2021 | 6542 |
| July 17, 2021 | 7430 |
| August 16, 2021 | 7736 |
| September 17, 2021 | 8100 |
| October 19, 2021 | 8559 |
| November 24, 2021 | 8827 |
| December 24, 2021 | 9121 |
| January 23, 2022 | 9371 |
| February 23, 2022 | 9684 |
| March 25, 2022 | 10042 |
| April 30, 2022 | 10414 |
| May 31, 2022 | 10688 |
| July 1, 2022 | 11357 |
| July 31, 2022 | 11648 |
| August 30, 2022 | 12352 |
| September 29, 2022 | 13960 |
| October 30, 2022 | 14294 |
| November 29, 2022 | 14553 |
| December 29, 2022 | 14791 |
| January 28, 2023 | 14996 |
| February 28, 2023 | 15364 |
| March 30, 2023 | 16122 |
| April 29, 2023 | 18019 |
| May 29, 2023 | 19091 |
| June 29, 2023 | 20619 |
| July 29, 2023 | 21740 |
| August 28, 2023 | 22496 |
| September 27, 2023 | 23102 |
| October 28, 2023 | 23702 |
| November 27, 2023 | 24312 |
| January 2, 2024 | 25033 |
| February 1, 2024 | 25712 |
| March 3, 2024 | 26284 |
| April 2, 2024 | 27083 |
| May 2, 2024 | 27747 |
| June 1, 2024 | 28346 |
| July 2, 2024 | 28943 |
| August 1, 2024 | 29600 |
| August 31, 2024 | 30162 |
| September 30, 2024 | 30772 |
| October 31, 2024 | 31396 |
| November 30, 2024 | 32219 |
| December 30, 2024 | 32771 |
| January 29, 2025 | 33298 |
| March 1, 2025 | 34060 |
| March 31, 2025 | 34952 |
| April 30, 2025 | 35644 |
| May 30, 2025 | 36149 |
| June 30, 2025 | 36571 |
| July 30, 2025 | 36949 |
| September 4, 2025 | 37371 |
| October 4, 2025 | 37837 |
| November 9, 2025 | 38063 |
| December 9, 2025 | 39333 |
| January 8, 2026 | 39601 |
| February 7, 2026 | 39796 |
| March 10, 2026 | 39980 |
| April 13, 2026 | 40095 |
| May 23, 2026 | 40178 |
| September 15, 2026 | 40249 |
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 | chroma-core/chroma | milvus-io/milvus |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub starsCurrent public GitHub metadata total. | 29,303 | Best result in this row: 46,107 |
| Stars gained · trailing 90dChange in the newest 90 days covered by each cached series. | +28 | Best result in this row: +59 |
| 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. | 3.9 years | 7.0 years |
Codebase
Size and technical center of gravity
| Signal | chroma-core/chroma | milvus-io/milvus |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | chroma-core/chroma | milvus-io/milvus |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | chroma-core/chroma | milvus-io/milvus |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | chroma-core/chroma | milvus-io/milvus |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | chroma-core/chroma | milvus-io/milvus |
|---|---|---|
| Source | Historical star data | Historical star data |
| Coverage | Covers through September 12, 2026 | Covers through September 15, 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, chroma-core/chroma or milvus-io/milvus?
GitHub reports 46,107 stars for milvus-io/milvus and 29,303 for chroma-core/chroma.
Do both star histories cover the same period?
Not necessarily, and each chart names its own. chroma-core/chroma — Historical star data · Covers through September 12, 2026 · Still updating. milvus-io/milvus — Historical star data · Covers through September 15, 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.