⚔️ ARCHITECTURAL SHOWDOWN5-Pillar Quality Index v1
AR.jsvsfree-for-dev
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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jeromeetienne/
AR.js
5-PILLAR QUALITY
61/100
Grade B
62% confidence
⭐ 15.8k stars
🔀 2.2k forks
💻 HTML
📜 MIT License
5-Pillar Dual Radar Face-Off
AR.js
free-for-dev
👑 HIGHEST COMPOSITE SCORE
ripienaar/
free-for-dev
5-PILLAR QUALITY
64/100
Grade B
62% confidence
⭐ 137.9k stars
🔀 14.5k forks
💻 HTML
📜 MIT
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)
⚖️ Even Match
AR.js11.5 / 25
free-for-dev11.5 / 25
AR.js: Low issue backlog pressure (24 open issues comfortably within community capacity)
free-for-dev: Low issue backlog pressure (12 open issues comfortably within community capacity)
👥Community & Ecosystem Adoption(Max 25 pts)
★ free-for-dev +2.3 pts advantage
AR.js20.8 / 25
free-for-dev23.1 / 25
AR.js: Established ecosystem adoption: 15,791 stars
free-for-dev: Top-tier global adoption: 137,895 stars
🏛️Architecture & Code Integrity(Max 20 pts)
⚖️ Even Match
AR.js9.5 / 20
free-for-dev9.5 / 20
AR.js: Standard OSI-approved license: MIT License
free-for-dev: Standard OSI-approved license: MIT
📖Documentation & Developer Experience(Max 15 pts)
⚖️ Even Match
AR.js11.5 / 15
free-for-dev11.5 / 15
AR.js: Clear installation guide with runnable package manager commands
free-for-dev: Clear installation guide with runnable package manager commands
🛡️Security, Risk & Sustainability(Max 15 pts)
⚖️ Even Match
AR.js8 / 15
free-for-dev8 / 15
AR.js: Commercially permissive open-source license (MIT License)
free-for-dev: Commercially permissive open-source license (MIT)
Engineering Decision Guide
Which Should You Choose: AR.js or free-for-dev?
✓ Choose AR.js If:
- Your stack requires HTML 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 (11.5/25 pts in velocity).
✓ Choose free-for-dev If:
- Your application architecture is built around HTML.
- 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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