--- title: "SiliconScope vs anubis-oss" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/kennss-siliconscope-vs-uncsoft-anubis-oss" tools: ["kennss-siliconscope", "uncsoft-anubis-oss"] --- # SiliconScope vs anubis-oss *GraphCanon updated Sep 20, 2026* ## Verdict Pick SiliconScope if siliconScope is a sudoless system monitor for Apple Silicon, featuring detailed GUI tracking of ANE/Media Engine usage and memory bandwidth in SwiftUI applications; pick anubis-oss if anubis-oss, specifically tailored for Apple Silicon devices using Swift, is distinguished by its focus on local large language model evaluation and testing within the macOS environment. [SiliconScope](https://siliconscope.calidalab.ai/) reports 955 GitHub stars, 62 forks, and 9 open issues, last pushed Sep 14, 2026. [anubis-oss](https://devpadapp.com/leaderboard.html) has 207 stars, 15 forks, and 1 open issues, last pushed Sep 5, 2026. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [SiliconScope's repository](https://github.com/kennss/SiliconScope) and [anubis-oss's repository](https://github.com/uncSoft/anubis-oss). | | [SiliconScope](/tools/kennss-siliconscope.md) | [anubis-oss](/tools/uncsoft-anubis-oss.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | Sudoless Apple Silicon system monitor with ANE/Media Engine/memory-bandwidth tracking | Local LLM Testing & Benchmarking for Apple Silicon | | Stars | 955 | 207 | | Forks | 62 | 15 | | Open issues | 9 | 1 | | Language | Swift | Swift | | Adopt for | SiliconScope is a sudoless system monitor for Apple Silicon, featuring detailed GUI tracking of ANE/Media Engine usage and memory bandwidth in SwiftUI applications. | Anubis-oss, specifically tailored for Apple Silicon devices using Swift, is distinguished by its focus on local large language model evaluation and testing within the macOS environment. | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | SiliconScope is distributed under the MIT License, allowing for free use, modification, and distribution with full acknowledgment of origin. | GPL-3.0 license ensures that any derivative works related to anubis-oss must also be open source under the same licensing terms. | | Categories | Evaluation & Observability, Model Training | Evaluation & Observability, Inference & Serving | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [SiliconScope](/tools/kennss-siliconscope.md) | [anubis-oss](/tools/uncsoft-anubis-oss.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Maintenance | Very active (96%) | Active (82%) | | Days since push | 5d | 15d | | Open issues (now) | 9 | 1 | | Stars delta | +127 (30d) | +9 (30d) | | Open issues delta | +8 (30d) | -3 (30d) | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/kennss-siliconscope/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/uncsoft-anubis-oss/trust.md) | ## Decision facts: SiliconScope - **Pricing:** freemium - While the core monitoring functionality comes at no cost due to its open-source nature, additional features or support may require a premium purchase. - **Requirements:** Min 4 GB RAM - **Adopt for:** SiliconScope is a sudoless system monitor for Apple Silicon, featuring detailed GUI tracking of ANE/Media Engine usage and memory bandwidth in SwiftUI applications. - **License detail:** SiliconScope is distributed under the MIT License, allowing for free use, modification, and distribution with full acknowledgment of origin. ## Decision facts: anubis-oss - **Pricing:** freemium - The tool is free and open-source with no monetary costs for usage or distribution. - **Requirements:** Min 8 GB RAM - **Adopt for:** Anubis-oss, specifically tailored for Apple Silicon devices using Swift, is distinguished by its focus on local large language model evaluation and testing within the macOS environment. - **License detail:** GPL-3.0 license ensures that any derivative works related to anubis-oss must also be open source under the same licensing terms. ## Choose when ### Choose SiliconScope if… - License: SiliconScope is MIT, anubis-oss is GPL-3.0. - Pricing: While the core monitoring functionality comes at no cost due to its open-source nature, additional features or support may require a premium purchase.. - Requirements: Min 4 GB RAM. - Tags unique to SiliconScope: llama-cpp, lm-studio, menubar. - Also covers Model Training. - When you are working on Swift-based projects targeting Apple Silicon devices and need precise monitoring of the Neural Engine and Media Engine performance ### Choose anubis-oss if… - License: anubis-oss is GPL-3.0, SiliconScope is MIT. - Pricing: The tool is free and open-source with no monetary costs for usage or distribution.. - Requirements: Min 8 GB RAM. - Tags unique to anubis-oss: benchmarking, inference, mlx. - Also covers Inference & Serving. - When developing and evaluating large language models intended to run natively on Apple Silicon hardware. ## When NOT to use SiliconScope - If your development environment is not centered around macOS or other Apple Silicon-based systems, as this tool lacks cross-platform compatibility - For general-purpose benchmarking that does not involve Apple-specific subsystems like ANE and the Media Engine, as its focus limits broader hardware analysis ## When NOT to use anubis-oss - If your development does not involve Apple Silicon or macOS environments as Anubis-oss is tightly integrated with these platforms. - When preferring a language other than Swift, since Anubis-oss depends on this for its operations. ## Common questions ### What is the difference between SiliconScope and anubis-oss? SiliconScope: Sudoless Apple Silicon system monitor with ANE/Media Engine/memory-bandwidth tracking. anubis-oss: Local LLM Testing & Benchmarking for Apple Silicon. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose SiliconScope over anubis-oss? Choose SiliconScope over anubis-oss when License: SiliconScope is MIT, anubis-oss is GPL-3.0; Pricing: While the core monitoring functionality comes at no cost due to its open-source nature, additional features or support may require a premium purchase.; Requirements: Min 4 GB RAM; Tags unique to SiliconScope: llama-cpp, lm-studio, menubar; Also covers Model Training; When you are working on Swift-based projects targeting Apple Silicon devices and need precise monitoring of the Neural Engine and Media Engine performance. ### When should I choose anubis-oss over SiliconScope? Choose anubis-oss over SiliconScope when License: anubis-oss is GPL-3.0, SiliconScope is MIT; Pricing: The tool is free and open-source with no monetary costs for usage or distribution.; Requirements: Min 8 GB RAM; Tags unique to anubis-oss: benchmarking, inference, mlx; Also covers Inference & Serving; When developing and evaluating large language models intended to run natively on Apple Silicon hardware. ### When should I avoid SiliconScope? If your development environment is not centered around macOS or other Apple Silicon-based systems, as this tool lacks cross-platform compatibility For general-purpose benchmarking that does not involve Apple-specific subsystems like ANE and the Media Engine, as its focus limits broader hardware analysis ### When should I avoid anubis-oss? If your development does not involve Apple Silicon or macOS environments as Anubis-oss is tightly integrated with these platforms. When preferring a language other than Swift, since Anubis-oss depends on this for its operations. ### Is SiliconScope or anubis-oss more popular on GitHub? SiliconScope has more GitHub stars (955 vs 207). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are SiliconScope and anubis-oss open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (SiliconScope: MIT, anubis-oss: GPL-3.0). ### Where can I find alternatives to SiliconScope or anubis-oss? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [SiliconScope alternatives](/tools/kennss-siliconscope/alternatives) and [anubis-oss alternatives](/tools/uncsoft-anubis-oss/alternatives) ([SiliconScope markdown twin](/tools/kennss-siliconscope/alternatives.md), [anubis-oss markdown twin](/tools/uncsoft-anubis-oss/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/kennss-siliconscope-vs-uncsoft-anubis-oss.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, SiliconScope or anubis-oss? SiliconScope: Very active. anubis-oss: 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 SiliconScope and anubis-oss? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [SiliconScope trust report](/tools/kennss-siliconscope/trust); [anubis-oss trust report](/tools/uncsoft-anubis-oss/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=kennss-siliconscope`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=kennss-siliconscope) - 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/_