ActiveOSI-approved OSSDeveloper ToolsPackage Management

pip

Reference package installer for Python.

Data confidence90/100
Source coverage90/100
Publish confidence90/100
Evidence checkedSep 15, 2026
About this tool

What ToolVitals knows about pip

Reference package installer for Python.

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

Commit continuity, contributor activity, and delivery signals are strong.

Source-visible projectPackage ManagementOSI-approved OSSScored Intelligence
Score Breakdown

Public signal read

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How to read this

The overall score reflects ToolVitals maintenance and delivery evidence. Adoption is shown as public context only and does not change the overall score.

Activity
Commit activity across recent and sustained windows, with releases as a small supporting signal.
Reliability
Maintenance posture from commit recency, continuity, and active contributors.
Adoption
Public footprint from GitHub stars and forks when available.
ToolVitals88/100Health90/100Shipping84/100Zombie Risk1/100
Overall Score88Active
Activity84
Reliability90
Adoption83
Project provenance

Fork network

Popular active forks

Highest GitHub star count first
monlinaa/pipLanguage unknown
Stars
2
Forks
0
Activity
Pushed 3mo ago
dkjsone/pipLanguage unknown
Stars
1
Forks
1
Activity
Pushed 1y ago
Repository

GitHub Activity

PY
pypa/pip
Stars10,285
Forks3,375
Contributors32Active in 90d · as of Sep 14, 2026
Open Issues951
Primary Language
Python
Last Commit
4 days ago
Commits 30d
30
Commits 90d
200
Releases 90d
0
Default Branch
main
License
MIT
Repository Status
Active repository
Evidence

Signal Quality

Data Confidence90/100Strong
Source Coverage90/100Strong
Publish Confidence90/100Strong

ConfidenceHigh-confidence score from multiple public signals.

Zombie RiskNo meaningful zombie signal right now.

How ToolVitals scores work
Openness

License Evidence

Class
OSI-approved OSS
License
MIT

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

Sources

Tracked Sources

Profile

Classification

Category
Developer Tools
Use Case
Package Management
Openness
OSI-approved OSS
License
MIT
Tool Mode
Source-visible project
Score Model
Open Source Maintenance
Score Visibility
Scored Intelligence
Status
Active
Maintainers

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open-sourcepackagingpippythonpackage-managerpackage-installerdependency-managementclipackage-management

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