NameScout

A practical name availability check across the registries you actually publish to.

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NameScout

NameScout

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Live across 12+ registries

Check the name before you start the repo.

Search domains, package registries, code hosts, and plugin marketplaces from one practical report. No hype. Just the collisions that matter.

Package registries and distribution first
Domains and brand surfaces first
Package and GitHub collisions first
Marketplaces and publisher names first
~/codenpm →
$ npx namescout-cli redis
Score 11 / 100 · Name collision risk
Domains
✗ redis.com taken
✓ redis.dev available
Package registries
✗ npm taken
...
Prefer the terminal? Same checks, no install.

Provider coverage

Obscure enough to be useful.

Live checks across the registries developers actually publish to. Two more on the way.

Domains
npm
PyPI
GitHub
crates.io
RubyGems
Packagist
Docker Hub
Homebrew
VS Code
Chrome Web StoreSoon
ObsidianSoon

Report

Name collision risk

42

logtail.com

domain · DNS records found

taken

logtail.dev

domain · DNS records found

taken

PyPI

package · Exact PyPI project exists

taken

crates.io

package · Exact crate exists

taken

VS Code

marketplace · Extension with same name exists

similar

GitHub org/user

code · Lookup returned HTTP 403

unknown

Recommended actions

  • ✓Buy logtail.io first
  • ✓Reserve npm package
  • ✓Review GitHub namespace collision

Full report

Domains

logtail.com

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

logtail.dev

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

logtail.io

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

logtail.app

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

logtail.ai

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

logtail.co

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

Package registries

npm

high confidence · Exact package name is clear

available

PyPI

high confidence · Exact PyPI project exists

taken

crates.io

high confidence · Exact crate exists

taken

RubyGems

high confidence · Exact gem exists

taken

Packagist

high confidence · 1 package under vendor

taken

Code hosting

GitHub org/user

low confidence · Lookup returned HTTP 403

unknown

Marketplaces

VS Code

high confidence · Extension with same name exists

similar

Distribution

Docker Hub

low confidence · Rate limited

unknown

Homebrew

high confidence · No formula or cask found

available

Near matches

Similar names already exist

Even when your exact name is free, these are close enough to cause confusion.

  • @logtail/types

    npm

    Better Stack Typescript types (formerly Logtail)

  • @logtail/core

    npm

    Better Stack logging core (formerly Logtail)

  • @logtail/tools

    npm

    Better Stack JavaScript logging tools (formerly Logtail)

  • @logtail/node

    npm

    Better Stack Node.js logger (formerly Logtail)

  • pylogtail

    PyPI

    Process log file lines that have not been read.

  • logtail-python

    PyPI

    Logtail.com client library

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