Technology Evaluation Metrics

Technology Evaluation Metrics

Detailed metrics and calculations used in technology stack evaluation.

Table of Contents

• Scoring and Comparison
• Financial Calculations
• Ecosystem Health Metrics
• Security Metrics
• Migration Metrics
• Performance Benchmarks

Scoring and Comparison

Technology Comparison Matrix

Weighted Scoring Algorithm

The comparator uses normalized weighted scoring:

# Default category weights (sum to 100%)
weights = {
    "performance": 15,
    "scalability": 15,
    "developer_experience": 20,
    "ecosystem": 15,
    "learning_curve": 10,
    "documentation": 10,
    "community_support": 10,
    "enterprise_readiness": 5
}

# Final score calculation
weighted_score = sum(category_score * weight / 100 for each category)

Confidence Scoring

Confidence is calculated based on score gap between top options:

Financial Calculations

TCO Components

Initial Costs (One-Time)

• Licensing fees
• Training: team_size * hours_per_dev * hourly_rate + materials
• Migration costs
• Setup and tooling

Operational Costs (Annual)

• Licensing renewals
• Hosting: base_cost * (1 + growth_rate)^(year - 1)
• Support contracts
• Maintenance: team_size * hours_per_dev_monthly * hourly_rate * 12

Scaling Costs

• Infrastructure: servers * cost_per_server * 12
• Cost per user: total_yearly_cost / user_count

ROI Calculations

productivity_value = additional_features_per_year * avg_feature_value
net_tco = total_cost - (productivity_value * years)
roi_percentage = (benefits - costs) / costs * 100

Cost Per Metric Reference

Ecosystem Health Metrics

GitHub Health Score (0-100)

npm Health Score (0-100)

Community Health Score (0-100)

Corporate Backing Score

Security Metrics

Security Scoring Components

Compliance Readiness Levels

Compliance Framework Coverage

GDPR

• Data privacy features
• Consent management
• Data portability
• Right to deletion

SOC2

• Access controls
• Encryption at rest/transit
• Audit logging
• Change management

HIPAA

• PHI handling
• Encryption standards
• Access controls
• Audit trails

Migration Metrics

Complexity Scoring (1-10 Scale)

Effort Estimation

Risk Assessment Matrix

Performance Benchmarks

Throughput/Latency Metrics

Resource Usage Metrics

Scalability Characteristics