⚔️ ARCHITECTURAL SHOWDOWN5-Pillar Quality Index v1
hammerspoonvsrealm-swift
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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Hammerspoon/
hammerspoon
5-PILLAR QUALITY
57/100
Grade B
62% confidence
⭐ 16.2k stars
🔀 719 forks
💻 Objective-C
📜 MIT License
5-Pillar Dual Radar Face-Off
hammerspoon
realm-swift
👑 HIGHEST COMPOSITE SCORE
realm/
realm-swift
5-PILLAR QUALITY
60/100
Grade B
62% confidence
⭐ 16.6k stars
🔀 2.2k forks
💻 Objective-C
📜 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)
★ realm-swift +1.4 pts advantage
hammerspoon8.5 / 25
realm-swift9.9 / 25
hammerspoon: Empirical telemetry signals observed.
realm-swift: Managed issue backlog: 499 open issues relative to adoption scale
👥Community & Ecosystem Adoption(Max 25 pts)
★ realm-swift +1 pts advantage
hammerspoon19.8 / 25
realm-swift20.8 / 25
hammerspoon: Established ecosystem adoption: 16,163 stars
realm-swift: Established ecosystem adoption: 16,610 stars
🏛️Architecture & Code Integrity(Max 20 pts)
⚖️ Even Match
hammerspoon9.5 / 20
realm-swift9.5 / 20
hammerspoon: Standard OSI-approved license: MIT License
realm-swift: Standard OSI-approved license: Apache License 2.0
📖Documentation & Developer Experience(Max 15 pts)
⚖️ Even Match
hammerspoon11.5 / 15
realm-swift11.5 / 15
hammerspoon: Clear installation guide with runnable package manager commands
realm-swift: Clear installation guide with runnable package manager commands
🛡️Security, Risk & Sustainability(Max 15 pts)
⚖️ Even Match
hammerspoon8 / 15
realm-swift8 / 15
hammerspoon: Commercially permissive open-source license (MIT License)
realm-swift: Commercially permissive open-source license (Apache License 2.0)
Engineering Decision Guide
Which Should You Choose: hammerspoon or realm-swift?
✓ Choose hammerspoon If:
- Your stack requires Objective-C 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 (8.5/25 pts in velocity).
✓ Choose realm-swift If:
- Your application architecture is built around Objective-C.
- You prefer its modular footprint and release update cadence (9.9/25 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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