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Sourcebot vs Zoekt
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | Sourcebot | Zoekt |
|---|---|---|
| Language | TypeScript | Go |
| Licence | Other | Apache-2.0 |
| Stars | 4k | 1.9k |
| Latest | v5.1.15 | none |
| Last push | 2026-10-06 | 2026-09-23 |
| Release cadence | about 3 days between releases | too few releases |
| Active contributors | 8 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 13 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | No release or tag |
How they relate
Both replace Sourcegraph. Alternatives to Sourcegraph →
PartialSourcebotZoekt-based search across repositories from many code hosts, without batch changes or code insights.
PartialZoektThe trigram code search engine behind Sourcegraph, with a basic web UI.
Sourcebot
- v5.1.152026-09-29chore: add Cursor Cloud Agents environment configuration
- v5.1.142026-09-17feat(setup): add PostHog funnel telemetry
- v5.1.132026-09-12Preserve supplied Sourcebot install ID on first boot
- v5.1.122026-09-10chore: upgrade nodemailer to 9.1.1 to address GHSA-2x7j-588g-ccc2, GHSA-8m3c-c648-2xjj, GHSA-cc9r-2j5m-2m83, GHSA-wmmp-…
- v5.1.112026-09-10feat(web): show repository index job runtime
Zoekt
This repository publishes tags, not GitHub releases.
Sourcebot
unsigned The latest release, v5.1.15, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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Zoekt
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