Shenyu has way more stars, over 8750 total. Krakend has far fewer, just 2501. Shenyu had 43 stars in the last 90 days. Krakend had 48 stars in that same period. Krakend is actually growing faster lately, even with its much smaller total.
Krakend-ce shows decent, consistent traction. It averages 8.00 stars per month. Shenyu, on the other hand, has stalled completely. Its 0.00 stars per month indicates no recent growth.
These communities are remarkably similar. Krakend has a slightly higher percentage, 11%, of founder/co-founder level contributors compared to Shenyu's 9%. Shenyu sees a marginally larger share of middle/senior developers at 77% versus Krakend's 74%. The 2% difference in leads/managers, with Krakend at 9% and Shenyu at 7%, is also small. These subtle variations don't tell us much.
Krakend has 2501 stars and gained 8 new stars just last month, suggesting it's still attracting attention. Shenyu has a much larger base of 8750 stars, though it hasn't seen any new stars in the past month.