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adjustedCurves vs NetBox

A side-by-side editorial comparison of adjustedCurves and NetBox — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.

adjustedCurves vs NetBox: at a glance

FeatureadjustedCurvesNetBox
SectorInfra & APIsInfra & APIs
Velocity score0.06.3
Sparks · 30d01
Top themessurvival-analysis, causal-inference, r-package, biostatisticsdcim, cooling, liquid-cooling, breaking-changes
Last editorial update22h ago7h ago
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What is adjustedCurves?

A survival curve package spending release after release correcting its own estimates

adjustedCurves computes confounder-adjusted survival and cumulative incidence curves across a range of estimators - IPTW, AIPTW, Aalen-Johansen, direct standardisation - with support for multiple imputation and bootstrapping. The recent releases are dominated by corrections to numbers the package already reported. Version 0.11.4 fixed cumulative incidence estimates under method="aalen_johansen" that were being read one time step early, which the maintainer notes could differ substantially when events are few, and added risk and event counts to the ggsurvplot conversion including correctly pooled values under multiple imputation.

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What is NetBox?

NetBox adds a cooling data model — the first new infrastructure domain since power

After a 4.6 patch cycle spent almost entirely on GraphQL query cost and permission correctness, NetBox has opened its 4.7 line with a beta that is the opposite kind of release. It introduces cooling infrastructure as a first-class modeling domain, migrates nested group models off django-mptt onto a PostgreSQL ltree column, replaces the Service protocol/ports fields with a unified port_mappings structure, and raises the floor to PostgreSQL 15 and Redis 6. The breaking-change list runs longer than most NetBox releases run in total.

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adjustedCurves vs NetBox: editorial side-by-side

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adjustedCurves
INFRA · APIS
0.0

A survival curve package spending release after release correcting its own estimates

◆ Current state

adjustedCurves computes confounder-adjusted survival and cumulative incidence curves across a range of estimators - IPTW, AIPTW, Aalen-Johansen, direct standardisation - with support for multiple imputation and bootstrapping. The recent releases are dominated by corrections to numbers the package already reported. Version 0.11.4 fixed cumulative incidence estimates under method="aalen_johansen" that were being read one time step early, which the maintainer notes could differ substantially when events are few, and added risk and event counts to the ggsurvplot conversion including correctly pooled values under multiple imputation.

◆ Where it's heading

Multiple imputation is the recurring fault line. The standard error pooling formula was implemented incorrectly until 0.11.2, then fixed again in 0.11.3 for the bootstrapping-plus-imputation combination, and 0.11.4 added the pooled risk table values that had previously been omitted entirely. A separate thread quietly removed capability: tmle and ostmle methods went in 0.10.0, and tmle support was pulled again in 0.11.1 after the concrete package left CRAN. Feature work does happen - risk tables, contrast arguments, the extend_to_last control on IPTW curves - but it is outweighed by correction.

◆ Prediction

Expect continued estimator-level corrections rather than new methods, and a possible return of tmle support if its upstream dependency returns to CRAN, since the removal was described as temporary.

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NetBox
INFRA · APIS
6.3

NetBox adds a cooling data model — the first new infrastructure domain since power

◆ Current state

After a 4.6 patch cycle spent almost entirely on GraphQL query cost and permission correctness, NetBox has opened its 4.7 line with a beta that is the opposite kind of release. It introduces cooling infrastructure as a first-class modeling domain, migrates nested group models off django-mptt onto a PostgreSQL ltree column, replaces the Service protocol/ports fields with a unified port_mappings structure, and raises the floor to PostgreSQL 15 and Redis 6. The breaking-change list runs longer than most NetBox releases run in total.

◆ Where it's heading

The cooling model is deliberately shaped as a mirror of the existing power model — CoolingSource and CoolingFeed parallel PowerPanel and PowerFeed, CoolingIntake and CoolingOutflow parallel PowerPort and PowerOutlet, with CDUs and manifolds modeled as ordinary devices carrying those components. That symmetry says NetBox intends liquid cooling to be documented with the same rigor as power distribution, not bolted on as attributes. Underneath it, the ltree migration and the deferred search-index rebuild continue the performance thread of 4.6 by other means: instead of trimming queries inside the ORM, 4.7 is changing what the ORM sits on.

◆ Prediction

Expect at least one more 4.7 beta or release candidate before general availability, with the deprecated NestedGroupModel base class and the retained protocol/ports API fields the most likely sources of follow-up fixes as plugins migrate.

Alternatives to adjustedCurves and NetBox

Other Infra & APIs products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either adjustedCurves or NetBox.

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Recent activity from adjustedCurves and NetBox

Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.

  1. 1d agoNetBoxNetBox 4.7 beta models cooling plant the way it models power
  2. 7d agoNetBoxGraphQL N+1 fixes and permission corrections in 4.6.8
  3. 15d agoNetBox4.6.8 release candidate refreshes translation strings
  4. 19d agoNetBox4.6.7 trims GraphQL and scope-rebuild query overhead
  5. 21d agoNetBoxCluster-scoped VLANs, tag "any" lookup, audit-trail hardening
  6. 1mo agoNetBoxMDC connectors, script-module REST updates, Korean support
  7. 6mo agoadjustedCurvesOff-by-one-step error corrected in cumulative incidence estimates
  8. 1y agoadjustedCurvesIPTW curves can now extend to the last observed time
  9. 2y agoadjustedCurvesDropped arguments and a wrong multiple-imputation pooling formula
  10. 2y agoadjustedCurvesRisk tables, contrast consolidation and faster bootstrapping
  11. 3y agoadjustedCurvestmle and ostmle methods dropped
  12. 3y agoadjustedCurvesDependency compatibility and installation documentation

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between adjustedCurves and NetBox?

They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. NetBox is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 6.3 vs 0.0), with 1 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.

Is adjustedCurves better than NetBox?

Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. NetBox is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 6.3 vs 0.0), with 1 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Infra & APIs products to evaluate alongside.

What are the best alternatives to adjustedCurves?

Top adjustedCurves alternatives in Infra & APIs are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "adjustedCurves alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/adjustedcurves for the full list with editorial commentary on each.

What are the best alternatives to NetBox?

Top NetBox alternatives in Infra & APIs are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "NetBox alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/netbox for the full list with editorial commentary on each.