postmanlabs/httpbin vs vinta/awesome-python
postmanlabs/httpbin shows stronger signals overall
As of June 2026, httpbin shows healthier maintenance signals than awesome-python. httpbin rates Healthy overall while awesome-python rates Mixed. httpbin last saw a commit 2 years ago with 15+ active contributors, while awesome-python was committed to 3 days ago with 26+ active contributors. httpbin is ISC-licensed while awesome-python is Other-licensed. Neither has known critical or high-severity CVEs in its dependency tree.
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postmanlabs/httpbin →
Healthy across all four use cases
Permissive license, no critical CVEs, actively maintained — safe to depend on.
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.
- ⚠Stale — last commit 2y ago
- ⚠Concentrated ownership — top contributor handles 52% of recent commits
- ⚠Scorecard: marked unmaintained (0/10)
- ✓15 active contributors
- ✓ISC 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 →
Mixed signals — read the receipts
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.
- ⚠Concentrated ownership — top contributor handles 60% of recent commits
- ⚠Non-standard license (Other) — review terms
- ✓Last commit 1d ago
- ✓26+ active contributors
- ✓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, cross-checked against OpenSSF Scorecard
Signal-by-signal breakdown
| httpbin | awesome-python | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | 13,559 | 304,706 |
| Last commit | 2y ago | 3d ago |
| License | ISC | Other |
| Open issues | 189 | 19 |
| Has tests | ✓ | ✓ |
| Has CI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Test coverage | 14% | 100% |
| Dependency CVEs | No CVEs | No CVEs |
| Architecture grade | — | — |
| Cycles | — | — |
| Bottom-line | Healthy signals | Mixed signals |
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