PorchlampFind the projects that leave the light on.2026-10-17

Open-source projects for senior systems engineers

This view ranks 1,276 projects for senior systems engineers. It weighs criticality 35%, governance 25%, rigor 20%, responsiveness 15% and accessibility 5%.

Evidence-based open-source repository ranking across 5 pillars: Responsiveness, Criticality, Governance, Rigor, and Accessibility. How scores & gates work →

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RankRepositoryScoreCoverageTierFirst reply (median)No reply in 14 daysQuadrantΔ rankFlagsAudited stars
1prometheus/prometheusGo88.6469% · Ceiling BB (capped)—————
2containerd/containerdGo87.5769% · Ceiling BB (capped)—————
3react/reactJavaScript87.3661% · Ceiling BB (capped)—————
4ray-project/rayPython83.7869% · Ceiling BB (capped)—————
5sympy/sympyPython83.6569% · Ceiling BB (capped)—————
6vllm-project/vllmPython83.5261% · Ceiling BB (capped)—————
7scikit-learn/scikit-learnPython83.3569% · Ceiling BB (capped)—————
8argoproj/argo-cdGo82.6269% · Ceiling BB (capped)—————
9huggingface/transformersPython82.6169% · Ceiling BB (capped)—————
10jaegertracing/jaegerGo82.1869% · Ceiling BB (capped)—————
11ethereum/go-ethereumGo81.9569% · Ceiling BB (capped)—————
12ggml-org/llama.cppC and C++81.9361% · Ceiling BB (capped)—————
13mlflow/mlflowPython81.7869% · Ceiling BB (capped)—————
14envoyproxy/envoyC and C++81.1969% · Ceiling BB (capped)—————
15onnx/onnxPython81.0469% · Ceiling BB (capped)—————
16apache/datafusionRust80.9561% · Ceiling BB (capped)—————
17external-secrets/external-secretsGo80.8369% · Ceiling BB (capped)—————
18supabase/supabaseJavaScript79.9069% · Ceiling BB (capped)—————
19matplotlib/matplotlibPython79.7269% · Ceiling BB (capped)—————
20vitejs/viteJavaScript79.6869% · Ceiling BB (capped)—————
21rust-lang/libcRust79.4595% · Ceiling AA (capped)3.3 hours11%Sweet Spot▼18—
22kornia/korniaPython78.8969% · Ceiling BB (capped)—————
23eslint/eslintJavaScript78.8295% · Ceiling AA (capped)5.7 hours0%Sweet Spot▼15—
24apache/arrowC and C++78.7269% · Ceiling BB (capped)—————
25deepspeedai/DeepSpeedPython78.6961% · Ceiling BB (capped)—————
26django/djangoPython78.4569% · Ceiling BB (capped)—————
27crosspoint-reader/crosspoint-readerC and C++78.4361% · Ceiling BB (capped)—————
28PrefectHQ/prefectPython77.9169% · Ceiling BB (capped)—————
29servo/rust-smallvecRust77.6196% · FullA0.6 hours1%Sweet Spot▼28—
30cloudflare/workers-sdkJavaScript77.5361% · Ceiling BB (capped)—————
31open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collectorGo77.5069% · Ceiling BB (capped)—————
32typescript-eslint/typescript-eslintJavaScript77.3169% · Ceiling BB (capped)—————
33vercel/next.jsJavaScript77.2569% · Ceiling BB (capped)—————
34lance-format/lanceRust77.1161% · Ceiling BB (capped)—————
35FreeCAD/FreeCADC and C++76.7569% · Ceiling BB (capped)—————
36huggingface/diffusersPython76.5469% · Ceiling BB (capped)—————
37langchain-ai/langchainjsJavaScript76.3161% · Ceiling BB (capped)—————
38prometheus/client_golangGo76.17100% · FullA25.9 hours32%Sweet Spot▼34—
39tracel-ai/burnRust76.1261% · Ceiling BB (capped)—————
40maplibre/maplibre-gl-jsJavaScript76.0569% · Ceiling BB (capped)—————
41=open-telemetry/opentelemetry-goGo76.0569% · Ceiling BB (capped)—————
42ansible/ansiblePython76.0268% · Ceiling BB (capped)—————
43scipy/scipyPython75.9869% · Ceiling BB (capped)—————
44huggingface/peftPython75.9361% · Ceiling BB (capped)—————
45withastro/astroJavaScript75.8661% · Ceiling BB (capped)—————
46kyverno/kyvernoGo75.8569% · Ceiling BB (capped)—————
47zephyrproject-rtos/zephyrC and C++75.7769% · Ceiling BB (capped)—————
48apache/opendalRust75.7161% · Ceiling BB (capped)—————
49vitessio/vitessGo75.4169% · Ceiling BB (capped)—————
50shadps4-emu/shadPS4C and C++75.2561% · Ceiling BB (capped)—————
#169% · Ceiling B
prometheus/prometheusGo
Score 88.64 · B (capped)
First reply (median) — · No reply in 14 days —
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#269% · Ceiling B
containerd/containerdGo
Score 87.57 · B (capped)
First reply (median) — · No reply in 14 days —
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#361% · Ceiling B
react/reactJavaScript
Score 87.36 · B (capped)
First reply (median) — · No reply in 14 days —
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#469% · Ceiling B
ray-project/rayPython
Score 83.78 · B (capped)
First reply (median) — · No reply in 14 days —
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#569% · Ceiling B
sympy/sympyPython
Score 83.65 · B (capped)
First reply (median) — · No reply in 14 days —
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#661% · Ceiling B
vllm-project/vllmPython
Score 83.52 · B (capped)
First reply (median) — · No reply in 14 days —
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#769% · Ceiling B
scikit-learn/scikit-learnPython
Score 83.35 · B (capped)
First reply (median) — · No reply in 14 days —
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#869% · Ceiling B
argoproj/argo-cdGo
Score 82.62 · B (capped)
First reply (median) — · No reply in 14 days —
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#969% · Ceiling B
huggingface/transformersPython
Score 82.61 · B (capped)
First reply (median) — · No reply in 14 days —
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#1069% · Ceiling B
jaegertracing/jaegerGo
Score 82.18 · B (capped)
First reply (median) — · No reply in 14 days —
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#1169% · Ceiling B
ethereum/go-ethereumGo
Score 81.95 · B (capped)
First reply (median) — · No reply in 14 days —
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#1261% · Ceiling B
ggml-org/llama.cppC and C++
Score 81.93 · B (capped)
First reply (median) — · No reply in 14 days —
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#1369% · Ceiling B
mlflow/mlflowPython
Score 81.78 · B (capped)
First reply (median) — · No reply in 14 days —
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#1469% · Ceiling B
envoyproxy/envoyC and C++
Score 81.19 · B (capped)
First reply (median) — · No reply in 14 days —
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#1569% · Ceiling B
onnx/onnxPython
Score 81.04 · B (capped)
First reply (median) — · No reply in 14 days —
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#1661% · Ceiling B
apache/datafusionRust
Score 80.95 · B (capped)
First reply (median) — · No reply in 14 days —
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#1769% · Ceiling B
external-secrets/external-secretsGo
Score 80.83 · B (capped)
First reply (median) — · No reply in 14 days —
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#1869% · Ceiling B
supabase/supabaseJavaScript
Score 79.90 · B (capped)
First reply (median) — · No reply in 14 days —
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#1969% · Ceiling B
matplotlib/matplotlibPython
Score 79.72 · B (capped)
First reply (median) — · No reply in 14 days —
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#2069% · Ceiling B
vitejs/viteJavaScript
Score 79.68 · B (capped)
First reply (median) — · No reply in 14 days —
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#2195% · Ceiling A
Score 79.45 · A (capped)
First reply (median) 3.3 hours · No reply in 14 days 11%
Sweet Spot ▼18
#2269% · Ceiling B
kornia/korniaPython
Score 78.89 · B (capped)
First reply (median) — · No reply in 14 days —
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#2395% · Ceiling A
eslint/eslintJavaScript
Score 78.82 · A (capped)
First reply (median) 5.7 hours · No reply in 14 days 0%
Sweet Spot ▼15
#2469% · Ceiling B
apache/arrowC and C++
Score 78.72 · B (capped)
First reply (median) — · No reply in 14 days —
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#2561% · Ceiling B
deepspeedai/DeepSpeedPython
Score 78.69 · B (capped)
First reply (median) — · No reply in 14 days —
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#2669% · Ceiling B
django/djangoPython
Score 78.45 · B (capped)
First reply (median) — · No reply in 14 days —
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#2761% · Ceiling B
crosspoint-reader/crosspoint-readerC and C++
Score 78.43 · B (capped)
First reply (median) — · No reply in 14 days —
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#2869% · Ceiling B
PrefectHQ/prefectPython
Score 77.91 · B (capped)
First reply (median) — · No reply in 14 days —
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#2996% · Full
Score 77.61 · A
First reply (median) 0.6 hours · No reply in 14 days 1%
Sweet Spot ▼28
#3061% · Ceiling B
cloudflare/workers-sdkJavaScript
Score 77.53 · B (capped)
First reply (median) — · No reply in 14 days —
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#3169% · Ceiling B
open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collectorGo
Score 77.50 · B (capped)
First reply (median) — · No reply in 14 days —
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#3269% · Ceiling B
typescript-eslint/typescript-eslintJavaScript
Score 77.31 · B (capped)
First reply (median) — · No reply in 14 days —
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#3369% · Ceiling B
vercel/next.jsJavaScript
Score 77.25 · B (capped)
First reply (median) — · No reply in 14 days —
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#3461% · Ceiling B
lance-format/lanceRust
Score 77.11 · B (capped)
First reply (median) — · No reply in 14 days —
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#3569% · Ceiling B
FreeCAD/FreeCADC and C++
Score 76.75 · B (capped)
First reply (median) — · No reply in 14 days —
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#3669% · Ceiling B
huggingface/diffusersPython
Score 76.54 · B (capped)
First reply (median) — · No reply in 14 days —
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#3761% · Ceiling B
langchain-ai/langchainjsJavaScript
Score 76.31 · B (capped)
First reply (median) — · No reply in 14 days —
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#38100% · Full
Score 76.17 · A
First reply (median) 25.9 hours · No reply in 14 days 32%
Sweet Spot ▼34
#3961% · Ceiling B
tracel-ai/burnRust
Score 76.12 · B (capped)
First reply (median) — · No reply in 14 days —
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#4069% · Ceiling B
maplibre/maplibre-gl-jsJavaScript
Score 76.05 · B (capped)
First reply (median) — · No reply in 14 days —
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#41=69% · Ceiling B
open-telemetry/opentelemetry-goGo
Score 76.05 · B (capped)
First reply (median) — · No reply in 14 days —
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#4268% · Ceiling B
ansible/ansiblePython
Score 76.02 · B (capped)
First reply (median) — · No reply in 14 days —
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#4369% · Ceiling B
scipy/scipyPython
Score 75.98 · B (capped)
First reply (median) — · No reply in 14 days —
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#4461% · Ceiling B
huggingface/peftPython
Score 75.93 · B (capped)
First reply (median) — · No reply in 14 days —
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#4561% · Ceiling B
withastro/astroJavaScript
Score 75.86 · B (capped)
First reply (median) — · No reply in 14 days —
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#4669% · Ceiling B
kyverno/kyvernoGo
Score 75.85 · B (capped)
First reply (median) — · No reply in 14 days —
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#4769% · Ceiling B
zephyrproject-rtos/zephyrC and C++
Score 75.77 · B (capped)
First reply (median) — · No reply in 14 days —
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#4861% · Ceiling B
apache/opendalRust
Score 75.71 · B (capped)
First reply (median) — · No reply in 14 days —
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#4969% · Ceiling B
vitessio/vitessGo
Score 75.41 · B (capped)
First reply (median) — · No reply in 14 days —
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#5061% · Ceiling B
shadps4-emu/shadPS4C and C++
Score 75.25 · B (capped)
First reply (median) — · No reply in 14 days —
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