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⚔️ ARCHITECTURAL SHOWDOWN5-Pillar Quality Index v1

MISPvscoolify

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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Competitor 1
MISP
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Competitor 2
coolify
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MISP
MISP/
MISP
5-PILLAR QUALITY
52/100
Grade B
62% confidence
6.5k stars
🔀 1.6k forks
💻 PHP
📜 GNU Affero General Public License v3.0
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5-Pillar Dual Radar Face-Off
MISP
coolify
⚡ Maintenance👥 Adoption🏛️ Architecture📖 Documentation🛡️ Security
👑 HIGHEST COMPOSITE SCORE
coollabsio
coollabsio/
coolify
5-PILLAR QUALITY
63/100
Grade B
62% confidence
62.2k stars
🔀 5.5k forks
💻 PHP
📜 Apache License 2.0
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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 +6.5 pts advantage
MISP5 / 25
coolify11.5 / 25
MISP: Empirical telemetry signals observed.
coolify: Low issue backlog pressure (729 open issues comfortably within community capacity)
👥Community & Ecosystem Adoption(Max 25 pts)
★ coolify +2.3 pts advantage
MISP20 / 25
coolify22.3 / 25
MISP: Established ecosystem adoption: 6,544 stars
coolify: Top-tier global adoption: 62,203 stars
🏛️Architecture & Code Integrity(Max 20 pts)
★ coolify +1.5 pts advantage
MISP8 / 20
coolify9.5 / 20
MISP: Custom / non-standard license: GNU Affero General Public License v3.0
coolify: Standard OSI-approved license: Apache License 2.0
📖Documentation & Developer Experience(Max 15 pts)
⚖️ Even Match
MISP11.5 / 15
coolify11.5 / 15
MISP: Clear installation guide with runnable package manager commands
coolify: Clear installation guide with runnable package manager commands
🛡️Security, Risk & Sustainability(Max 15 pts)
★ coolify +1 pts advantage
MISP7 / 15
coolify8 / 15
MISP: Empirical telemetry signals observed.
coolify: Commercially permissive open-source license (Apache License 2.0)
Engineering Decision Guide

Which Should You Choose: MISP or coolify?

✓ Choose MISP If:

  • Your stack requires PHP standard tooling and runtime conventions.
  • Your team values targeted specialization.
  • You prioritize its GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 licensing terms for proprietary enterprise distribution.
  • You need verified maintenance cadence (5/25 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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