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active_merchant vs discourse
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Recorded Stars Comparison
● raucao/active_merchant (2)
● discourse/discourse (47.9K)
☆ 2active_merchant stars
☆ 47.9Kdiscourse stars
+47.9KDifference
discourseStar Leader (23970.5x)
⚖️ Comparison Verdict
Star Popularity
discourse Leads
+47.9K stars (23970.5x ratio)
Forks & Derivatives
discourse Leads
9K total community forks
Recent Maintenance
discourse
Pushed 5d ago
Licensing
Different
active_merchant: MIT vs discourse: GPL-2.0
Side-by-Side Facts
| Metric | raucao/active_merchant ↗ | discourse/discourse ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Active Merchant is a simple payment abstraction library used in and sponsored by Shopify. It is written by Tobias Luetke, Cody Fauser, and contributors. 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. | A platform for community discussion. Free, open, simple. |
| GitHub Stars | ☆ 2 | ☆ 47,941 |
| Forks | 0 | 9,028 |
| Open Issues | 0 | 265 |
| Main Language | Ruby | Ruby |
| License | MIT | GPL-2.0 |
| Last Push | Apr 26, 2009 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| GitHub Source | Open Source ↗ | Open Source ↗ |
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