Side-by-Side Comparison
shoes vs codex
Compare open source repositories side by side. Stars, forks, code health, licensing, and community growth.
Recorded Stars Comparison
● cfal/shoes (1.2K)
● openai/codex (127.6K)
☆ 1.2Kshoes stars
☆ 127.6Kcodex stars
+126.4KDifference
codexStar Leader (103.1x)
⚖️ Comparison Verdict
Star Popularity
codex Leads
+126.4K stars (103.1x ratio)
Forks & Derivatives
codex Leads
20K total community forks
Recent Maintenance
shoes
Pushed 19h ago
Licensing
Different
shoes: MIT vs codex: Apache-2.0
Side-by-Side Facts
| Metric | cfal/shoes ↗ | openai/codex ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Description | A multi-protocol proxy server written in Rust (HTTP, SOCKS5, Vmess, Vless, Shadowsocks, Trojan, Snell, Hysteria2, TUIC v5, AnyTLS, Naiveproxy, XTLS) | Lightweight coding agent that runs in your terminal |
| GitHub Stars | ☆ 1,238 | ☆ 127,613 |
| Forks | 127 | 19,974 |
| Open Issues | 52 | 20,183 |
| Main Language | Rust | Rust |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Last Push | Oct 6, 2026 | Oct 2, 2026 |
| GitHub Source | Open Source ↗ | Open Source ↗ |
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