⚔️ ARCHITECTURAL SHOWDOWN5-Pillar Quality Index v1
devilboxvscoolify
Empirical side-by-side telemetry and architectural trade-off audit. Evaluated deterministically from git commit cadence, release recency, test automation, and security posture.
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cytopia/
devilbox
5-PILLAR QUALITY
59/100
Grade B
62% confidence
⭐ 4.5k stars
🔀 651 forks
💻 PHP
📜 MIT License
5-Pillar Dual Radar Face-Off
devilbox
coolify
👑 HIGHEST COMPOSITE SCORE
coollabsio/
coolify
5-PILLAR QUALITY
63/100
Grade B
62% confidence
⭐ 62.2k stars
🔀 5.5k forks
💻 PHP
📜 Apache License 2.0
Granular Telemetry Audit
5-Pillar Differential Matrix
Side-by-side points breakdown across the 5 canonical dimensions of open-source repository health.
⚡Maintenance & Release Velocity(Max 25 pts)
★ coolify +0.6 pts advantage
devilbox10.9 / 25
coolify11.5 / 25
devilbox: Managed issue backlog: 90 open issues relative to adoption scale
coolify: Low issue backlog pressure (729 open issues comfortably within community capacity)
👥Community & Ecosystem Adoption(Max 25 pts)
★ coolify +3.2 pts advantage
devilbox19.1 / 25
coolify22.3 / 25
devilbox: Proven community traction: 4,470 stars
coolify: Top-tier global adoption: 62,203 stars
🏛️Architecture & Code Integrity(Max 20 pts)
⚖️ Even Match
devilbox9.5 / 20
coolify9.5 / 20
devilbox: Standard OSI-approved license: MIT License
coolify: Standard OSI-approved license: Apache License 2.0
📖Documentation & Developer Experience(Max 15 pts)
⚖️ Even Match
devilbox11.5 / 15
coolify11.5 / 15
devilbox: Clear installation guide with runnable package manager commands
coolify: Clear installation guide with runnable package manager commands
🛡️Security, Risk & Sustainability(Max 15 pts)
⚖️ Even Match
devilbox8 / 15
coolify8 / 15
devilbox: Commercially permissive open-source license (MIT License)
coolify: Commercially permissive open-source license (Apache License 2.0)
Engineering Decision Guide
Which Should You Choose: devilbox or coolify?
✓ Choose devilbox If:
- Your stack requires PHP standard tooling and runtime conventions.
- Your team values targeted specialization.
- You prioritize its MIT License licensing terms for proprietary enterprise distribution.
- You need verified maintenance cadence (10.9/25 pts in velocity).
✓ Choose coolify If:
- Your application architecture is built around PHP.
- You prefer its modular footprint and release update cadence (11.5/25 pts).
- You want to take advantage of its documentation ecosystem (11.5/15 pts).
- Your team is seeking active issue resolution with low maintainer stagnation.
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