Envoy saw more interest recently with 208 stars in the last 30 days versus Kong's 203. Over the past 90 days, Envoy also outpaced Kong, gaining 567 stars to Kong's 549. Despite its earlier start in 2014, Kong's overall 42840 stars are still ahead of Envoy's 27633. Envoy's current momentum is slightly stronger, suggesting the gap might be closing.
Envoy is pulling ahead slightly in momentum. Envoy gained 208 stars/month over the last 30 days, beating Kong's 203 stars/month. There's no significant difference in their 30-day versus 90-day trends.
Kong's audience shows a slightly larger proportion of founders and co-founders at 11% compared to Envoy's 10%. Envoy has a notable 7% director/CXO segment, which Kong doesn't explicitly list. Kong's middle/senior developers make up 72% of its audience. Envoy's middle/senior developer pool is a bit larger at 75%. This suggests Envoy might be seeing more widespread adoption at the director level.
Kong's 42,840 stars are a few thousand more than Envoy's 27,633. Both pull in around 200 stars a month. Their audience seems pretty similar, mostly middle and senior developers.