⚔️ ARCHITECTURAL SHOWDOWN5-Pillar Quality Index v1
hledgervsduckling
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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hledger
5-PILLAR QUALITY
56/100
Grade B
64% confidence
⭐ 4.7k stars
🔀 410 forks
💻 Haskell
📜 GNU General Public License v3.0
5-Pillar Dual Radar Face-Off
hledger
duckling
👑 HIGHEST COMPOSITE SCORE
facebook/
duckling
5-PILLAR QUALITY
57/100
Grade B
64% confidence
⭐ 4.3k stars
🔀 739 forks
💻 Haskell
📜 Other
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)
★ duckling +2.7 pts advantage
hledger7.2 / 25
duckling9.9 / 25
hledger: Empirical telemetry signals observed.
duckling: Managed issue backlog: 140 open issues relative to adoption scale
👥Community & Ecosystem Adoption(Max 25 pts)
★ duckling +0.6 pts advantage
hledger18.7 / 25
duckling19.3 / 25
hledger: Proven community traction: 4,667 stars
duckling: Proven community traction: 4,323 stars
🏛️Architecture & Code Integrity(Max 20 pts)
★ hledger +1.5 pts advantage
hledger11 / 20
duckling9.5 / 20
hledger: Type-safe language ecosystem: Haskell
duckling: Type-safe language ecosystem: Haskell
📖Documentation & Developer Experience(Max 15 pts)
⚖️ Even Match
hledger11.5 / 15
duckling11.5 / 15
hledger: Clear installation guide with runnable package manager commands
duckling: Clear installation guide with runnable package manager commands
🛡️Security, Risk & Sustainability(Max 15 pts)
★ hledger +0.5 pts advantage
hledger7.5 / 15
duckling7 / 15
hledger: Standard copyleft open-source license (GNU General Public License v3.0)
duckling: Empirical telemetry signals observed.
Engineering Decision Guide
Which Should You Choose: hledger or duckling?
✓ Choose hledger If:
- Your stack requires Haskell standard tooling and runtime conventions.
- Your team values targeted specialization.
- You prioritize its GNU General Public License v3.0 licensing terms for proprietary enterprise distribution.
- You need verified maintenance cadence (7.2/25 pts in velocity).
✓ Choose duckling If:
- Your application architecture is built around Haskell.
- 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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