⚔️ ARCHITECTURAL SHOWDOWN5-Pillar Quality Index v1
new-apivsfrp
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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QuantumNous/
new-api
5-PILLAR QUALITY
61/100
Grade B
64% confidence
⭐ 48.8k stars
🔀 11.7k forks
💻 Go
📜 GNU Affero General Public License v3.0
5-Pillar Dual Radar Face-Off
new-api
frp
👑 HIGHEST COMPOSITE SCORE
fatedier/
frp
5-PILLAR QUALITY
65/100
Grade B
64% confidence
⭐ 109.5k stars
🔀 15.2k forks
💻 Go
📜 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)
★ frp +0.9 pts advantage
new-api10.6 / 25
frp11.5 / 25
new-api: Managed issue backlog: 1342 open issues relative to adoption scale
frp: Low issue backlog pressure (51 open issues comfortably within community capacity)
👥Community & Ecosystem Adoption(Max 25 pts)
★ frp +0.6 pts advantage
new-api22.6 / 25
frp23.2 / 25
new-api: Established ecosystem adoption: 48,771 stars
frp: Top-tier global adoption: 109,547 stars
🏛️Architecture & Code Integrity(Max 20 pts)
★ frp +1.5 pts advantage
new-api9.5 / 20
frp11 / 20
new-api: Type-safe language ecosystem: Go
frp: Type-safe language ecosystem: Go
📖Documentation & Developer Experience(Max 15 pts)
⚖️ Even Match
new-api11.5 / 15
frp11.5 / 15
new-api: Clear installation guide with runnable package manager commands
frp: Clear installation guide with runnable package manager commands
🛡️Security, Risk & Sustainability(Max 15 pts)
★ frp +1 pts advantage
new-api7 / 15
frp8 / 15
new-api: Empirical telemetry signals observed.
frp: Commercially permissive open-source license (Apache License 2.0)
Engineering Decision Guide
Which Should You Choose: new-api or frp?
✓ Choose new-api If:
- Your stack requires Go 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 (10.6/25 pts in velocity).
✓ Choose frp If:
- Your application architecture is built around Go.
- 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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