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Graphene vs Reference

At a glance

  • Graphene has more active installs: 10K+, against 10+ for Reference.
  • On a typical day, Graphene is downloaded about 29 times, Reference about 0.
  • Reference has no reviews yet.
  • Graphene was updated more recently: Aug 25, 2026, against Sep 8, 2010 for Reference.

Line by line

Graphene leads on 3 of 3 comparable lines.

MetricGrapheneReference
Popular rank#349–
Active installs10K+10+
Downloads, last 30 days1.1K0
Rating4.7(83)No ratings
Last release2 months ago16 years ago
Requires PHP5.6.0–

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