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Jackett vs KeeWeb

A side-by-side editorial comparison of Jackett and KeeWeb — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.

Jackett vs KeeWeb: at a glance

FeatureJackettKeeWeb
SectorInfra & APIsInfra & APIs
Velocity score5.00.0
Sparks · 30d00
Top themestorrent indexers, open source, media automation, maintenancepassword-manager, keepass, cloud-storage, browser-extension
Last editorial update1d ago2mo ago
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What is Jackett?

Jackett ships a daily build to keep hundreds of torrent indexers working as sites move and close.

Jackett is an open-source proxy that turns hundreds of torrent tracker sites into a single Torznab API for media automation tools. It ships an auto-generated release roughly every day, and nearly every one is indexer upkeep: new domains, category mappings, selector fixes after site redesigns, and removing dead trackers.

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What is KeeWeb?

KeePass-compatible password manager frozen mid-patch-run since 2021.

KeeWeb is a browser and desktop client for KeePass KDBX files, and this release history captures one week in May 2021 plus a final release that July. The work is almost entirely reactive: browser extension connection failures, KDBX3 files with large attachments or compression disabled, macOS tray and quit behavior, old Chromium compatibility. The last release added Microsoft Teams storage and a OneDrive tenant override, and every release note ends with a donation appeal.

Read the full KeeWeb trajectory →

Jackett vs KeeWeb: editorial side-by-side

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Jackett
INFRA · APIS
5.0

Jackett ships a daily build to keep hundreds of torrent indexers working as sites move and close.

◆ Current state

Jackett is an open-source proxy that turns hundreds of torrent tracker sites into a single Torznab API for media automation tools. It ships an auto-generated release roughly every day, and nearly every one is indexer upkeep: new domains, category mappings, selector fixes after site redesigns, and removing dead trackers.

◆ Where it's heading

The work is entirely maintenance. Its value depends on keeping up with a tracker ecosystem where sites change domains and layouts weekly. Where possible, the project is moving definitions to sturdier integrations, such as switching world-of-tomorrow to its Torznab API and retiring trackers that moved to direct downloads.

◆ Prediction

Expect the daily cadence to continue, with more trackers moved to API-based definitions and more dead sites removed. Core changes stay rare.

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KeeWeb
INFRA · APIS
0.0

KeePass-compatible password manager frozen mid-patch-run since 2021.

◆ Current state

KeeWeb is a browser and desktop client for KeePass KDBX files, and this release history captures one week in May 2021 plus a final release that July. The work is almost entirely reactive: browser extension connection failures, KDBX3 files with large attachments or compression disabled, macOS tray and quit behavior, old Chromium compatibility. The last release added Microsoft Teams storage and a OneDrive tenant override, and every release note ends with a donation appeal.

◆ Where it's heading

The pattern in this window is a v1.18.x line under stress — six patch releases in ten weeks, most fixing the browser-extension integration and cloud storage backends rather than the core credential handling. Cloud storage was the direction it was still moving in: OneDrive tenant control and Teams storage were the last additions. Nothing has shipped since July 2021.

◆ Prediction

These entries give no indication of resumed development; anyone relying on KeeWeb should assume the browser extension and cloud storage integrations are unmaintained against the services they connect to.

Alternatives to Jackett and KeeWeb

Other Infra & APIs products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either Jackett or KeeWeb.

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Recent activity from Jackett and KeeWeb

Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.

  1. 1d agoJackettJackett adds bigbbs, flags magnetz as pay-to-download
  2. 2d agoJackettUATorrent multi-category search disabled
  3. 2d agoJackettJackett adds UATorrent and Pornorip, bumps three domains
  4. 3d agoJackettJackett drops ptying and bluebird, bumps core packages
  5. 4d agoJackettJackett adds binarybay, renames tocashare to sapibr
  6. 5d agoJackettJackett updates thebrothers categories and v3x engine tag
  7. 5y agoKeeWebMicrosoft Teams storage, OneDrive tenant override, KeePassXC-Browser auto-install disabled
  8. 5y agoKeeWebFixes for uncompressed KDBX3 saving and macOS minimize-on-close
  9. 5y agoKeeWebOld Chromium support and crash on large KDBX3 attachments
  10. 5y agoKeeWebAuto-type title filter toggle and tray restore fixes
  11. 5y agoKeeWebOTP filling in browser extensions and a startup config load error
  12. 5y agoKeeWebFix opening files with saved keyfiles

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between Jackett and KeeWeb?

They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. Jackett is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 0.0), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.

Is Jackett better than KeeWeb?

Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Jackett is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 0.0), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Infra & APIs products to evaluate alongside.

What are the best alternatives to Jackett?

Top Jackett alternatives in Infra & APIs are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Jackett alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/jackett for the full list with editorial commentary on each.

What are the best alternatives to KeeWeb?

Top KeeWeb alternatives in Infra & APIs are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "KeeWeb alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/keeweb for the full list with editorial commentary on each.