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GitHub Startup Momentum Index

Name: GitHub Startup Momentum Index
Creator: GitDealFlow
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

A weekly ranking of 40 notable startup & dev-tool repositories by real GitHub engineering-activity signals. Updated 2026-08-17.

#	Startup / Repo	Score	Stars	Δ stars/wk	Language
1	n8n-io/n8n	88	200,940	+914	TypeScript
2	ollama/ollama	88	178,738	+576	Go
3	langchain-ai/langchain	88	144,366	+523	Python
4	vercel/next.js	88	141,783	+78	JavaScript
5	immich-app/immich	88	110,810	+711	TypeScript
6	tauri-apps/tauri	88	110,278	+216	Rust
7	supabase/supabase	88	108,076	+315	TypeScript
8	oven-sh/bun	87	95,432	+85	Rust
9	hoppscotch/hoppscotch	87	80,047	+44	TypeScript
10	strapi/strapi	87	72,946	+116	TypeScript
11	cline/cline	87	66,327	+389	TypeScript
12	coollabsio/coolify	87	60,676	+356	PHP
13	twentyhq/twenty	87	55,020	+395	TypeScript
14	nocodb/nocodb	86	64,561	+81	TypeScript
15	go-gitea/gitea	86	57,424	+138	Go
16	appwrite/appwrite	86	57,033	+204	TypeScript
17	run-llama/llama_index	86	51,696	+175	Python
18	appsmithorg/appsmith	85	40,680	+68	TypeScript
19	novuhq/novu	85	39,592	+121	TypeScript
20	PostHog/posthog	85	37,716	+125	Python
21	directus/directus	85	37,433	+161	TypeScript
22	medusajs/medusa	85	35,861	+171	TypeScript
23	qdrant/qdrant	84	34,016	+124	Rust
24	chroma-core/chroma	84	29,075	+75	Rust
25	plausible/analytics	84	28,617	+167	Elixir
26	denoland/deno	83	108,221	+14	Rust
27	activepieces/activepieces	83	23,839	+153	TypeScript
28	documenso/documenso	83	14,550	+235	TypeScript
29	pocketbase/pocketbase	82	60,701	+116	Go
30	meilisearch/meilisearch	82	58,988	+68	Rust
31	windmill-labs/windmill	82	17,563	+76	Rust
32	triggerdotdev/trigger.dev	82	16,044	+92	TypeScript
33	weaviate/weaviate	81	16,733	+20	Go
34	formbricks/formbricks	81	12,778	+28	TypeScript
35	mindsdb/mindshub	80	39,592	+67	Makefile
36	umami-software/umami	80	38,222	+95	TypeScript
37	typesense/typesense	79	26,442	+28	C++
38	unkeyed/unkey	77	5,416	+3	Go
39	calcom/cal.diy	75	47,731	+345	TypeScript
40	refinedev/refine	63	35,524	+37	TypeScript

How the score works

The Momentum Score (0-100) blends three transparent, public signals: traction (star count, log-scaled), recency (days since last push), and velocity (week-over-week star growth). The exact formula is printed at the bottom of every page. Nothing here is proprietary or hidden, reproduce it yourself from the dataset.

Methodology & disclaimer. The Momentum Score reflects public software-engineering activity only. It is not investment advice, a valuation, or a recommendation to buy, sell, or fund any company. Data source: GitHub public REST API, refreshed as of 2026-08-17. Score = round(0.40·traction + 0.35·recency + 0.25·velocity), where traction=100·log10(stars+1)/5, recency is a step function of days since last push, and velocity reflects week-over-week star growth (falls back to traction on first snapshot). Full dataset: data.json (CC BY 4.0).

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