Starship vs VS Code

Comprehensive side-by-side comparison of features, pricing, and metrics

Feature

Starship

Dev Tools

VS Code

Dev Tools

Side-by-side comparison of developer tools
Cross-shell prompt
Code editor
GitHub Stars
⭐ 55,801
⭐ 183,407
Contributors
👥 660
👥 2,973
Pricing
✓ Free
Enterprise: Contact sales
✓ Free
Enterprise: Contact sales
Languages
Rust
TypeScript
Features
  • • Bash
  • • Fish
  • • Fish Prompt
  • • Fish Theme
  • • Oh My Zsh
  • • Editor
  • • Electron
  • • Microsoft
  • • Typescript
  • • Visual Studio Code
Integrations
  • • prometheus
No integrations listed
Momentum Score
53/100 (stable)
88/100 (stable)
Community Health
65/100 (moderate)
84/100 (good)
Maturity Index
53/100 (emerging)
95/100 (mature)
Innovation Score
67/100 (progressive)
95/100 (pioneering)
Risk Score (higher is safer)
49/100 (medium)
94/100 (minimal)
Developer Experience
65/100 (fair)
78/100 (good)
Links
🌐 Visit Website View on GitHub
🌐 Visit Website View on GitHub

Starship Strengths

VS Code Strengths

  • ✓ More popular (183,407 stars)
  • ✓ Larger community (2,973 contributors)

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Data source: GitHub API

Last updated: 4/5/2026