---
title: "PARDEN vs awesome"
type: "comparison"
canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/ed-zh-parden-vs-sindresorhus-awesome"
tools: ["ed-zh-parden", "sindresorhus-awesome"]
---

# PARDEN vs awesome

*GraphCanon updated Jul 12, 2026*

## Verdict

Pick PARDEN when tags unique to PARDEN: html; pick awesome when tags unique to awesome: awesome-list, resources.

[PARDEN](https://github.com/Ed-Zh/PARDEN) reports 12 GitHub stars, 1 forks, and 0 open issues, last pushed May 14, 2024. [awesome](https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome) has 484k stars, 36k forks, and 92 open issues, last pushed Jun 30, 2026. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [PARDEN's repository](https://github.com/Ed-Zh/PARDEN) and [awesome's repository](https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome).

| | [PARDEN](/tools/ed-zh-parden.md) | [awesome](/tools/sindresorhus-awesome.md) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Tagline | PARDEN | 😎 Curated list of awesome topics including hardware resources |
| Stars | 12 | 484,026 |
| Forks | 1 | 35,799 |
| Open issues | 0 | 92 |
| Language | HTML | - |
| Adopt for | - | - |
| Persona | - | - |
| Runtime | - | - |
| License | - | CC0-1.0 |
| Categories | LLM Frameworks | LLM Frameworks |

## Trust and health

_Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._

| | [PARDEN](/tools/ed-zh-parden.md) | [awesome](/tools/sindresorhus-awesome.md) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Maintenance | Dormant (18%) | Active (82%) |
| Days since push | 788d | 11d |
| Open issues (now) | 0 | 92 |
| Full report | [trust report](/tools/ed-zh-parden/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/sindresorhus-awesome/trust.md) |

## Choose when

### Choose PARDEN if…

- Tags unique to PARDEN: html.
- Leaner open-issue backlog (0).

### Choose awesome if…

- Tags unique to awesome: awesome-list, resources.
- More GitHub stars (484k vs 12) - visibility, not fit.

## When NOT to use PARDEN

- Last GitHub push was 789 days ago (dormant maintenance, May 14, 2024). Validate activity before betting a new project on PARDEN.
- LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves.

## When NOT to use awesome

- LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves.

## Common questions

### What is the difference between PARDEN and awesome?

PARDEN: PARDEN. awesome: 😎 Curated list of awesome topics including hardware resources. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories.

### When should I choose PARDEN over awesome?

Choose PARDEN over awesome when Tags unique to PARDEN: html; Leaner open-issue backlog (0).

### When should I choose awesome over PARDEN?

Choose awesome over PARDEN when Tags unique to awesome: awesome-list, resources; More GitHub stars (484k vs 12) - visibility, not fit.

### When should I avoid PARDEN?

Last GitHub push was 789 days ago (dormant maintenance, May 14, 2024). Validate activity before betting a new project on PARDEN. LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves.

### When should I avoid awesome?

LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves.

### Is PARDEN or awesome more popular on GitHub?

awesome has more GitHub stars (484,026 vs 12). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints.

### Are PARDEN and awesome open source?

Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub.

### Where can I find alternatives to PARDEN or awesome?

GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [PARDEN alternatives](/tools/ed-zh-parden/alternatives) and [awesome alternatives](/tools/sindresorhus-awesome/alternatives) ([PARDEN markdown twin](/tools/ed-zh-parden/alternatives.md), [awesome markdown twin](/tools/sindresorhus-awesome/alternatives.md)), ranked by typed relationship edges rather than popularity votes.

### Is there a machine-readable version of this comparison?

Yes. The markdown twin at [this comparison](/compare/ed-zh-parden-vs-sindresorhus-awesome.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers.

### Which is better maintained, PARDEN or awesome?

PARDEN: Dormant. awesome: Active. Compare maintenance labels, days since push, and release cadence in the trust section below - stars alone do not measure maintenance.

### Where are the full trust reports for PARDEN and awesome?

GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [PARDEN trust report](/tools/ed-zh-parden/trust); [awesome trust report](/tools/sindresorhus-awesome/trust).

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**Machine-readable endpoints**

- JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=ed-zh-parden`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=ed-zh-parden)
- LLM index: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt)
- Full corpus: [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt)

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