Side-by-Side Comparison
RxJava vs retrofit
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Recorded Stars Comparison
● ReactiveX/RxJava (48.2K)
● lysine-dev/retrofit (43.9K)
☆ 48.2KRxJava stars
☆ 43.9Kretrofit stars
+4.3KDifference
RxJavaStar Leader (1.1x)
⚖️ Comparison Verdict
Star Popularity
RxJava Leads
+4.3K stars (1.1x ratio)
Forks & Derivatives
RxJava Leads
7.6K total community forks
Recent Maintenance
RxJava
Pushed 18h ago
Licensing
Apache-2.0
Both share open license
Side-by-Side Facts
| Metric | ReactiveX/RxJava ↗ | lysine-dev/retrofit ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Description | RxJava – Reactive Extensions for the JVM – a library for composing asynchronous and event-based programs using observable sequences for the Java VM. | A type-safe HTTP client for Android and the JVM |
| GitHub Stars | ☆ 48,186 | ☆ 43,936 |
| Forks | 7,586 | 7,333 |
| Open Issues | 11 | 151 |
| Main Language | Java | Java |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Last Push | Oct 5, 2026 | Oct 1, 2026 |
| GitHub Source | Open Source ↗ | Open Source ↗ |
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