netflix/hystrix vs zendesk/maxwell
zendesk/maxwell shows stronger signals overall
As of June 2026, maxwell shows healthier maintenance signals than hystrix. maxwell rates Healthy overall while hystrix rates Mixed. hystrix last saw a commit 6 months ago with 26+ active contributors, while maxwell last saw a commit 4 months ago with 12+ active contributors. Neither has known critical or high-severity CVEs in its dependency tree.
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netflix/hystrix →
Slowing — last commit 5mo ago
no license — legally unclear
no license — can't legally use code
Documented and popular — useful reference codebase to read through.
no license — can't legally use code
- ⚠Slowing — last commit 5mo ago
- ⚠No license — legally unclear to depend on
- ✓Last commit 5mo ago
- ✓26+ active contributors
- ✓Distributed ownership (top contributor 38% of recent commits)
- ✓CI configured
- ✓Tests present
What would improve this?
- →Use as dependency Concerns → Mixed if: publish a permissive license (MIT, Apache-2.0, etc.)
- →Fork & modify Concerns → Mixed if: add a LICENSE file
- →Deploy as-is Concerns → Mixed if: add a LICENSE file
Computed from maintenance signals — commit recency, contributor breadth, bus factor, license, CI, tests
zendesk/maxwell →
Healthy across the board
non-standard license (Other)
Has a license, tests, and CI — clean foundation to fork and modify.
Documented and popular — useful reference codebase to read through.
No critical CVEs, sane security posture — runnable as-is.
- ⚠Non-standard license (Other) — review terms
- ✓Last commit 3mo ago
- ✓12 active contributors
- ✓Distributed ownership (top contributor 39% of recent commits)
- ✓Other licensed
- ✓CI configured
- ✓Tests present
What would improve this?
- →Use as dependency Concerns → Mixed if: clarify license terms
Computed from maintenance signals — commit recency, contributor breadth, bus factor, license, CI, tests
Signal-by-signal breakdown
| hystrix | maxwell | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | 24,461 | 4,250 |
| Last commit | 6mo ago | 4mo ago |
| License | — | Other |
| Open issues | 56 | 270 |
| Has tests | ✓ | ✓ |
| Has CI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Test coverage | 84% | 100% |
| Dependency CVEs | No CVEs | No CVEs |
| Architecture grade | — | — |
| Cycles | — | — |
| Bottom-line | Mixed signals | Healthy signals |
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