--- title: "faraday vs awesome-hacking-lists" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/infobyte-faraday-vs-taielab-awesome-hacking-lists" tools: ["infobyte-faraday", "taielab-awesome-hacking-lists"] --- # faraday vs awesome-hacking-lists *GraphCanon updated Sep 20, 2026* ## Verdict Pick faraday if faraday is an open-source vulnerability management platform for orchestrating and centralizing security scans; pick awesome-hacking-lists if awesome-hacking-lists is a curated collection targeting penetration testers and bug bounty hunters with emphasis on AI tool entries in its compilation of utilities. [faraday](https://www.faradaysec.com) reports 6.7k GitHub stars, 1.1k forks, and 15 open issues, last pushed Sep 17, 2026. [awesome-hacking-lists](https://github.com/taielab/awesome-hacking-lists) has 1.4k stars, 267 forks, and 3 open issues, last pushed Dec 4, 2025. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [faraday's repository](https://github.com/infobyte/faraday) and [awesome-hacking-lists's repository](https://github.com/taielab/awesome-hacking-lists). | | [faraday](/tools/infobyte-faraday.md) | [awesome-hacking-lists](/tools/taielab-awesome-hacking-lists.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | Open Source Vulnerability Management Platform | A curated collection of penetration testing tools and productivity utilities | | Stars | 6,747 | 1,389 | | Forks | 1,072 | 267 | | Open issues | 15 | 3 | | Language | Python | - | | Adopt for | Faraday is an open-source vulnerability management platform for orchestrating and centralizing security scans. | awesome-hacking-lists is a curated collection targeting penetration testers and bug bounty hunters with emphasis on AI tool entries in its compilation of utilities. | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | GPL-3.0 | - | | Categories | AI Agents, Vector Databases | AI Agents, LLM Frameworks | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [faraday](/tools/infobyte-faraday.md) | [awesome-hacking-lists](/tools/taielab-awesome-hacking-lists.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Maintenance | Very active (96%) | Slowing (36%) | | Days since push | 0d | 289d | | Open issues (now) | 15 | 3 | | Stars delta | +64 (30d) | +23 (30d) | | Open issues delta | -11 (30d) | -1 (30d) | | Owner type | Organization | User | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/infobyte-faraday/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/taielab-awesome-hacking-lists/trust.md) | ## Decision facts: faraday - **Adopt for:** Faraday is an open-source vulnerability management platform for orchestrating and centralizing security scans. ## Decision facts: awesome-hacking-lists - **Pricing:** unknown - (unknown) - **Adopt for:** awesome-hacking-lists is a curated collection targeting penetration testers and bug bounty hunters with emphasis on AI tool entries in its compilation of utilities. ## Choose when ### Choose faraday if… - Tags unique to faraday: appsec, burpsuite, collaboration, continuous-scanning. - Also covers Vector Databases. - faraday ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment. - When you need to centralize your vulnerability data from multiple sources into one platform. ### Choose awesome-hacking-lists if… - Pricing: (unknown). - Tags unique to awesome-hacking-lists: aiagents, bugbounty, llminference, pentesting. - Also covers LLM Frameworks. - Use awesome-hacking-lists when you have an interest or need for specifically curated penetration testing tools that include AI-enhanced features. ## When NOT to use faraday - When existing integrations with other security tools are a strict requirement that Faraday does not support directly. - In environments where the licensing must be permissive, and GPL-3.0 is not an acceptable license. ## When NOT to use awesome-hacking-lists - Avoid awesome-hacking-lists if your needs are more general and do not align with the specific focus on penetration testing or AI-integrated security tools. - This is not suitable when looking for comprehensive AI development frameworks without a specialized security perspective, as it's tailored towards hacking utilities. ## Common questions ### What is the difference between faraday and awesome-hacking-lists? faraday: Open Source Vulnerability Management Platform. awesome-hacking-lists: A curated collection of penetration testing tools and productivity utilities. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose faraday over awesome-hacking-lists? Choose faraday over awesome-hacking-lists when Tags unique to faraday: appsec, burpsuite, collaboration, continuous-scanning; Also covers Vector Databases; faraday ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment; When you need to centralize your vulnerability data from multiple sources into one platform. ### When should I choose awesome-hacking-lists over faraday? Choose awesome-hacking-lists over faraday when Pricing: (unknown); Tags unique to awesome-hacking-lists: aiagents, bugbounty, llminference, pentesting; Also covers LLM Frameworks; Use awesome-hacking-lists when you have an interest or need for specifically curated penetration testing tools that include AI-enhanced features. ### When should I avoid faraday? When existing integrations with other security tools are a strict requirement that Faraday does not support directly. In environments where the licensing must be permissive, and GPL-3.0 is not an acceptable license. ### When should I avoid awesome-hacking-lists? Avoid awesome-hacking-lists if your needs are more general and do not align with the specific focus on penetration testing or AI-integrated security tools. This is not suitable when looking for comprehensive AI development frameworks without a specialized security perspective, as it's tailored towards hacking utilities. ### Is faraday or awesome-hacking-lists more popular on GitHub? faraday has more GitHub stars (6,747 vs 1,389). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are faraday and awesome-hacking-lists open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub. ### Where can I find alternatives to faraday or awesome-hacking-lists? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [faraday alternatives](/tools/infobyte-faraday/alternatives) and [awesome-hacking-lists alternatives](/tools/taielab-awesome-hacking-lists/alternatives) ([faraday markdown twin](/tools/infobyte-faraday/alternatives.md), [awesome-hacking-lists markdown twin](/tools/taielab-awesome-hacking-lists/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/infobyte-faraday-vs-taielab-awesome-hacking-lists.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, faraday or awesome-hacking-lists? faraday: Very active. awesome-hacking-lists: Slowing. 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 faraday and awesome-hacking-lists? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [faraday trust report](/tools/infobyte-faraday/trust); [awesome-hacking-lists trust report](/tools/taielab-awesome-hacking-lists/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=infobyte-faraday`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=infobyte-faraday) - LLM index: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt) - Full corpus: [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt) _GraphCanon - The knowledge graph for AI development. https://www.graphcanon.com/_