Honest comparison
Stellr vs Vedic Rishi
Vedic Rishi is infrastructure — astrology APIs developers build on. Stellr is the finished consumer experience. They sit at different layers of the stack.
The short version
Vedic Rishi is better if you are a developer who wants astrology calculation APIs to build your own product. Stellr is better if you want a finished, consumer-facing app that answers questions about your chart.
Where Vedic Rishi wins
Developer infrastructure
Vedic Rishi shines as a calculation API layer — reliable chart data you can integrate into your own product. If you are building software and need Vedic calculations as a service, that is exactly its job.
Where Stellr wins
AI-first, plain-English chart answers
Stellr reads your exact kundli (birth date, time, and place) and lets you ask it questions — about love, compatibility, career, timing, dashas, and repeating patterns — in plain English. No charts to decode, no call to book. Computed with Swiss Ephemeris DE431 and the Lahiri ayanamsa.
Choose Stellr if
A ready-to-use app that answers your birth-chart questions in plain English.
Choose Vedic Rishi if
Developers who want raw astrology calculation APIs to build their own product.
Frequently asked questions
Is Vedic Rishi an app like Stellr?
Not really. Vedic Rishi is best known as astrology APIs and developer tooling that power other apps, while Stellr is a finished consumer app you use directly to ask questions about your chart.
Can I build my own app on Stellr like Vedic Rishi?
No — Stellr is an end-user product, not an API platform. If you need calculation APIs to build software, Vedic Rishi-style services fit that need; Stellr is for getting answers, not building tools.
Does Stellr do its own calculations?
Yes. Stellr computes charts with Swiss Ephemeris DE431 and the Lahiri ayanamsa and interprets them for you in plain English.