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Crater

Open Source Invoicing Solution for Individuals & Businesses

WebsiteGitHubXDiscord
Data confidence81/100
Source coverage90/100
Publish confidence85/100
Evidence checkedJul 31, 2026
Score Breakdown

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These bars are a reader-facing view of the ToolVitals evidence model. They summarize maintenance, shipping, confidence, and decay signals.

Activity
Recent commits, releases, changelog, package, and product-motion signals.
Reliability
Maintenance posture from recency, release evidence, availability, and repo signals.
Adoption
Public footprint from GitHub stars, forks, and watchers when available.
Sustainability
Longer-term posture combining health, activity, adoption, confidence, and decay risk.
ToolVitals35/100Health36/100Shipping0/100Zombie Risk25/100
Overall Score35Critical
Activity0
Reliability36
Adoption82
Sustainability44

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About this tool

What ToolVitals knows about Crater

Open Source Invoicing Solution for Individuals & Businesses

This tool has an OSI-approved open-source license signal.

Multiple signals suggest declining health or reduced shipping momentum.

Source-visible projectInvoicingOSI-approved OSSScored Intelligence
Repository

GitHub Activity

PHP
crater-invoice-inc/crater
Stars8,330
Forks1,703
Watchers8,330
Open Issues425
Primary Language
PHP
Last Commit
719 days ago
Releases 90d
0
Default Branch
master
License
AGPL-3.0
Repository Status
Active repository
Evidence

Signal Quality

Data Confidence81/100Good
Source Coverage90/100Strong
Publish Confidence85/100Strong

ConfidenceHigh-confidence score from multiple public signals.

Zombie RiskNo meaningful zombie signal right now.

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License Evidence

Class
OSI-approved OSS
License
AGPL-3.0

This tool has an OSI-approved open-source license signal.

Sources

Tracked Sources

Websitehttps://craterapp.comGitHubcrater-invoice-inc/craterXhttps://x.com/craterappDiscordhttps://discord.gg/nyTstm6
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Classification

Category
Finance
Use Case
Invoicing
Openness
OSI-approved OSS
License
AGPL-3.0
Tool Mode
Source-visible project
Score Model
Open Source Maintenance
Score Visibility
Scored Intelligence
Status
Critical
Maintainers

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