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⚔️ ARCHITECTURAL SHOWDOWN5-Pillar Quality Index v1

nDPIvsscrcpy

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
nDPI
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Competitor 2
scrcpy
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ntop
ntop/
nDPI
5-PILLAR QUALITY
59/100
Grade B
64% confidence
4.6k stars
🔀 1.0k forks
💻 C
📜 GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0
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5-Pillar Dual Radar Face-Off
nDPI
scrcpy
⚡ Maintenance👥 Adoption🏛️ Architecture📖 Documentation🛡️ Security
👑 HIGHEST COMPOSITE SCORE
Genymobile
Genymobile/
scrcpy
5-PILLAR QUALITY
64/100
Grade B
64% confidence
146.7k stars
🔀 13.5k forks
💻 C
📜 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)
★ nDPI +0.7 pts advantage
nDPI11.5 / 25
scrcpy10.8 / 25
nDPI: Low issue backlog pressure (63 open issues comfortably within community capacity)
scrcpy: Managed issue backlog: 2864 open issues relative to adoption scale
👥Community & Ecosystem Adoption(Max 25 pts)
★ scrcpy +3.5 pts advantage
nDPI19.5 / 25
scrcpy23 / 25
nDPI: Proven community traction: 4,611 stars
scrcpy: Top-tier global adoption: 146,688 stars
🏛️Architecture & Code Integrity(Max 20 pts)
★ scrcpy +1.5 pts advantage
nDPI9.5 / 20
scrcpy11 / 20
nDPI: Type-safe language ecosystem: C
scrcpy: Type-safe language ecosystem: C
📖Documentation & Developer Experience(Max 15 pts)
⚖️ Even Match
nDPI11.5 / 15
scrcpy11.5 / 15
nDPI: Clear installation guide with runnable package manager commands
scrcpy: Clear installation guide with runnable package manager commands
🛡️Security, Risk & Sustainability(Max 15 pts)
★ scrcpy +1 pts advantage
nDPI7 / 15
scrcpy8 / 15
nDPI: Empirical telemetry signals observed.
scrcpy: Commercially permissive open-source license (Apache License 2.0)
Engineering Decision Guide

Which Should You Choose: nDPI or scrcpy?

✓ Choose nDPI If:

  • Your stack requires C standard tooling and runtime conventions.
  • Your team values targeted specialization.
  • You prioritize its GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 licensing terms for proprietary enterprise distribution.
  • You need verified maintenance cadence (11.5/25 pts in velocity).

✓ Choose scrcpy If:

  • Your application architecture is built around C.
  • You prefer its modular footprint and release update cadence (10.8/25 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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