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Where software is moving

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Category momentum

Sorted by average score. Fresh means a release in the last 90 days; stale means none in 180.

Category momentum, sorted by average score
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.

Average score by category Horizontal bars sorted from highest to lowest. Operating systems leads with 94.3; ERP is last with 60.8. Operating systems 94.3 LLM runtimes 91.7 AI agents and orchestration 90.8 Programming languages 90.7 Cloud hosting 89.1 Containers and orchestration 88.6 Infrastructure as code 88.1 Observability 88.0 Desktop utilities 87.8 Workflow automation 87.4 Content management 87.0 Graphics and design 87.0 Project management 86.9 Databases 86.5 Internet apps 86.5 Machine learning frameworks 86.5 Version control 86.5 Payments APIs 84.1 Collaboration 83.8 CI/CD 83.6 Web analytics 83.2 Vector databases 82.8 CRM 82.5 Identity and access 82.4 Audio and video 81.8 API gateways 81.7 Business intelligence 80.7 Help desk 80.0 AI apps and interfaces 79.9 Web servers and proxies 79.3 Mobile apps 79.1 API clients 76.6 Code editors 74.9 Search engines 73.0 Office suites 71.8 AI coding assistants 71.7 Maps and geocoding APIs 66.8 ERP 60.8
Scale 0 to 100. Same numbers as a table

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
  1. Ansible Median gap: 0 days Updated 1 day ago
  2. Argo CD Median gap: 0 days Updated 5 days ago
  3. Brave Browser Median gap: 0 days Updated 1 day ago
  4. ClickHouse Median gap: 0 days Updated 1 day ago
  5. Cline Median gap: 0 days Updated 1 day ago

Reports

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