Market intelligence
Where software is moving
Computed from the same listings, feeds and receipts you see on every page. No survey panels, no paid placement.
Category momentum
Sorted by average score. Fresh means a release in the last 90 days; stale means none in 180.
| Category | Listings | Avg score | Fresh vs stale | Avg rating | Top mover (30 days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating systems | 1 | 94.3 | 0.0 | No gains | |
| LLM runtimes | 4 | 91.7 | 0.0 | No gains | |
| AI agents and orchestration | 4 | 90.8 | 0.0 | No gains | |
| Programming languages | 8 | 90.7 | 0.0 | No gains | |
| Cloud hosting | 3 | 89.1 | 0.0 | No gains | |
| Containers and orchestration | 6 | 88.6 | 0.0 | No gains | |
| Infrastructure as code | 3 | 88.1 | 0.0 | No gains | |
| Observability | 6 | 88.0 | 0.0 | No gains | |
| Desktop utilities | 4 | 87.8 | 0.0 | No gains | |
| Workflow automation | 3 | 87.4 | 0.0 | No gains | |
| Content management | 3 | 87.0 | 0.0 | No gains | |
| Graphics and design | 3 | 87.0 | 0.0 | No gains | |
| Project management | 3 | 86.9 | 0.0 | No gains | |
| Databases | 7 | 86.5 | 0.0 | No gains | |
| Internet apps | 3 | 86.5 | 0.0 | No gains | |
| Machine learning frameworks | 5 | 86.5 | 0.0 | No gains | |
| Version control | 3 | 86.5 | 0.0 | No gains | |
| Payments APIs | 3 | 84.1 | 0.0 | No gains | |
| Collaboration | 8 | 83.8 | 0.0 | No gains | |
| CI/CD | 4 | 83.6 | 0.0 | No gains | |
| Web analytics | 3 | 83.2 | 0.0 | No gains | |
| Vector databases | 4 | 82.8 | 0.0 | No gains | |
| CRM | 3 | 82.5 | 0.0 | No gains | |
| Identity and access | 5 | 82.4 | 0.0 | No gains | |
| Audio and video | 8 | 81.8 | 0.0 | No gains | |
| API gateways | 4 | 81.7 | 0.0 | No gains | |
| Business intelligence | 4 | 80.7 | 0.0 | No gains | |
| Help desk | 3 | 80.0 | 0.0 | No gains | |
| AI apps and interfaces | 5 | 79.9 | 0.0 | No gains | |
| Web servers and proxies | 5 | 79.3 | 0.0 | No gains | |
| Mobile apps | 12 | 79.1 | 0.0 | No gains | |
| API clients | 4 | 76.6 | 0.0 | No gains | |
| Code editors | 3 | 74.9 | 0.0 | No gains | |
| Search engines | 4 | 73.0 | 0.0 | No gains | |
| Office suites | 8 | 71.8 | 0.0 | No gains | |
| AI coding assistants | 4 | 71.7 | 0.0 | No gains | |
| Maps and geocoding APIs | 4 | 66.8 | 0.0 | No gains | |
| ERP | 7 | 60.8 | 0.0 | No gains |
Average score by category
Scores run from 0 to 100 and use the published formula.
Release cadence
Synced releases across the index in the last twelve months.
Releases, 12 months
1,221
Median days between releases
6
A typical product ships every 6 days
Fresh · aging · stale
143 · 14 · 17
143 fresh, 14 aging and 17 stale listings
Fastest shipper, days
0
Ansible, a release every 0 days
- Ansible Median gap: 0 days Updated 1 day ago
- Argo CD Median gap: 0 days Updated 5 days ago
- Brave Browser Median gap: 0 days Updated 1 day ago
- ClickHouse Median gap: 0 days Updated 1 day ago
- Cline Median gap: 0 days Updated 1 day ago
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