joke2k/faker vs vinta/awesome-python
joke2k/faker shows stronger signals overall
As of September 2026, faker shows healthier maintenance signals than awesome-python. faker rates Healthy overall while awesome-python rates Mixed. faker was committed to 2 weeks ago with 24+ active contributors, while awesome-python was committed to 1 day ago with 6+ active contributors. Neither has known critical or high-severity CVEs in its dependency tree.
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joke2k/faker
Strong maintenance signals
dependency CVE scan unavailable
No blocking repository signals were found — inspect the evidence before forking.
Documented and popular — useful reference codebase to read through.
Scorecard "Branch-Protection" is 0/10; dependency CVE scan unavailable
- ⚠Concentrated ownership — top contributor handles 65% of recent commits
- ⚠Scorecard: default branch unprotected (0/10)
- ✓Last commit 1w ago
- ✓24+ active contributors
- ✓MIT licensed
- ✓CI configured
- ✓Tests present
Computed from maintenance signals — commit recency, contributor breadth, bus factor, license, CI, tests, cross-checked against OpenSSF Scorecard
vinta/awesome-python
Single-maintainer risk — review before adopting
top contributor handles 93% of recent commits; license evidence incomplete…
license evidence incomplete
Documented and popular — useful reference codebase to read through.
license evidence incomplete; dependency CVE scan unavailable
- ⚠Single-maintainer risk — top contributor 93% of recent commits
- ✓Last commit 1d ago
- ✓6 active contributors
- ✓CI configured
- ✓Tests present
Computed from maintenance signals — commit recency, contributor breadth, bus factor, license, CI, tests, cross-checked against OpenSSF Scorecard
Signal-by-signal breakdown
| faker | awesome-python | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | 19,397 | 321,135 |
| Last commit | 15d ago | 1d ago |
| License | MIT | Unknown |
| Open issues | 27 | 19 |
| Has tests | ✓ | ✓ |
| Has CI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Test coverage | 8% | 43% |
| Dependency CVEs | No CVEs | No CVEs |
| Architecture grade | — | C |
| Cycles | — | 0 |
| Bottom-line | Healthy signals | Mixed signals |
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