uv vs pip
uv has 88,367 GitHub stars vs 10,250 for pip.
GitHub API · captured 2026-08-05
Frequently asked questions
Which ships more often, uv or pip?
In the 90 days before 2026-08-05, uv published 24 releases and pip published 0.
| uv | pip | |
|---|---|---|
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Latest version | 0.12.1 | 26.2.1 |
| GitHub stars | 88,367 | 10,250 |
| GitHub forks | 3,445 | 3,331 |
| Open issues | 2,836 | 963 |
| Releases (90d) | 24 | 0 |
| npm downloads (week) | — | — |
| PyPI downloads (week) | 47,408,827 | 180,461,304 |
Sources: official APIs (GitHub, npm, PyPI, crates.io). Capture dates shown on each tool page. Missing value = the source does not publish it ("—", never estimated).