NameScout

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

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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
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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

Usable but watch it

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verta.com

domain · DNS records found

taken

verta.dev

domain · DNS records found

taken

PyPI

package · Exact PyPI project exists

taken

GitHub org/user

code · Lookup returned HTTP 403

unknown

npm

package · Exact package name is clear

available

Docker Hub

distribution · No matching org or official image

available

Grouped results

Domains

verta.com

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

verta.dev

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

verta.io

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

verta.app

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

verta.ai

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

verta.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 · No exact crate found

available

RubyGems

high confidence · Gem name is clear

available

Packagist

high confidence · No vendor packages found

available

Code hosting

GitHub org/user

low confidence · Lookup returned HTTP 403

unknown

Marketplaces

VS Code

medium confidence · No matching publisher or extension

available

Distribution

Docker Hub

high confidence · No matching org or official image

available

Homebrew

high confidence · No formula or cask found

available
namescout scan --mode developer-tool

$ namescout check verta

Collision map generated.

A darker, CLI-native direction for developer audiences. Compact, fast, and more report than landing page.

npmavailable
availablehigh · Exact package name is clear
PyPItaken
takenhigh · Exact PyPI project exists
GitHub org/userunknown
unknownlow · Lookup returned HTTP 403
Docker Hubavailable
availablehigh · No matching org or official image
crates.ioavailable
availablehigh · No exact crate found
RubyGemsavailable
availablehigh · Gem name is clear
Homebrewavailable
availablehigh · No formula or cask found
Packagistavailable
availablehigh · No vendor packages found
VS Codeavailable
availablemedium · No matching publisher or extension

Public registry desk

Name availability record

Usable but watch it
npm
available
high
Exact package name is clear
PyPI
taken
high
Exact PyPI project exists
GitHub org/user
unknown
low
Lookup returned HTTP 403
Docker Hub
available
high
No matching org or official image
crates.io
available
high
No exact crate found
RubyGems
available
high
Gem name is clear
Homebrew
available
high
No formula or cask found
Packagist
available
high
No vendor packages found
VS Code
available
medium
No matching publisher or extension

npm

high

available

Exact package name is clear

PyPI

high

taken

Exact PyPI project exists

GitHub org/user

low

unknown

Lookup returned HTTP 403

Docker Hub

high

available

No matching org or official image

crates.io

high

available

No exact crate found

RubyGems

high

available

Gem name is clear

Recommended action

Buy verta.co first

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Homebrew

high

available

No formula or cask found

Packagist

high

available

No vendor packages found

VS Code

medium

available

No matching publisher or extension

Near matches

Similar names already exist

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

  • verta-js

    npm

    This Package helps developers to work with Jalali Datetime class for Javascript Framework

  • @verta-lab/tsconfig

    npm

    Reusable TypeScript configuration for Bun + NestJS projects

  • @verta-lab/utils

    npm

    Utils for Vetta Lab

  • ZGeng/VertAnimToTex

    GitHub

    Maya tool to export vertex animation as textures and use them in vertex shaders.

  • matheuss/vertaler

    GitHub

    Translate texts in your command line with Google Translate

  • Vertabelo/vertabelo-sqlalchemy

    GitHub

    Converts a database model designed in Vertabelo (http://vertabelo.com) to SQLAlchemy (http://www.sqlalchemy.org/) mapping classes.

  • dahlia/vertana

    GitHub

    LLM-powered agentic translation library for JavaScript/TypeScript