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active_merchant vs brew
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Recorded Stars Comparison
● activemerchant/active_merchant (4.6K)
● Homebrew/brew (49.8K)
☆ 4.6Kactive_merchant stars
☆ 49.8Kbrew stars
+45.2KDifference
brewStar Leader (10.8x)
⚖️ Comparison Verdict
Star Popularity
brew Leads
+45.2K stars (10.8x ratio)
Forks & Derivatives
brew Leads
11.4K total community forks
Recent Maintenance
brew
Pushed 7d ago
Licensing
Different
active_merchant: MIT vs brew: BSD-2-Clause
Side-by-Side Facts
| Metric | activemerchant/active_merchant ↗ | Homebrew/brew ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Active Merchant is a simple payment abstraction library extracted from Shopify. The aim of the project is to feel natural to Ruby users and to abstract as many parts as possible away from the user to offer a consistent interface across all supported gateways. | 🍺 The Package Manager for Everywhere |
| GitHub Stars | ☆ 4,601 | ☆ 49,813 |
| Forks | 2,485 | 11,374 |
| Open Issues | 2 | 7 |
| Main Language | Ruby | Ruby |
| License | MIT | BSD-2-Clause |
| Last Push | Nov 4, 2025 | Sep 28, 2026 |
| GitHub Source | Open Source ↗ | Open Source ↗ |
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