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cfbfastr alternatives
The best cfbfastr alternatives in analytics tools, ranked by Sparkpulse's velocity_score.
Updated Aug 17, 2026
Looking for the best alternatives to cfbfastr? Sparkpulse tracks and ranks 12 alternatives in analytics tools by shipping velocity — how frequently each ships meaningful updates, verified from official changelogs. For reference, cfbfastr shipped 0 meaningful updates in the last 30 days and carries a velocity score of 0.0 out of 10 in 2026. The alternatives below are ranked the same way, so you're comparing real release momentum, not marketing claims.
About cfbfastr
College football's open data client hit v2 — and now reports how many API calls you have left.
cfbfastR retrieves college football data — play-by-play, box scores, betting lines, ratings and recruiting — from the CollegeFootballData API, ESPN endpoints and the sportsdataverse data repository. Version 2.0.0 in September 2025 was the first release in over three years and rebuilt the package against CFBD's v2 API. Every load_cfb_*() function changed its underlying source to comply with CFBD's terms, the play-by-play dataset gained team and game identifiers users previously had to join in themselves, and a batch of new endpoints arrived covering opponent-adjusted metrics, FPI ratings and live scoreboard and play data.
Velocity 0.0 · Last update 45m ago
Top 12 alternatives to cfbfastr
Ranked by recent ship velocity. Tap any card for the full editorial breakdown, or pivot to a head-to-head.
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The USA phenology data client rebuilt its entire stack and stopped handing users -9999 as a number.
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GeneNMF rebuilt how it derives meta-programs, changing every result it had produced.
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Publication-ready psychology tables and plots, tracking APA style as closely as the software allows.
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A spatial-statistics utility package exists to be depended on, and is built accordingly.
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The area-proportional Euler diagram package is finished software, and maintained like it.
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A Cox cure-rate model package woke up after four years to simplify its own interface.
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A phyloseq toolbox keeps absorbing metabarcoding methods, and has started splitting into a family.
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The R-ArcGIS plumbing layer grew a portal administration API and geoprocessing job support.
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A parametric bootstrap for state-space models, shipped and then left alone.
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A Brazilian housing-data palette package went from internal tooling to public 1.0 in five days.
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The bridge between Stata/SPSS labelled data and tidy R keeps widening, one integration at a time.
cfbfastr vs alternatives — shipping velocity at a glance
Velocity score (0–10) and meaningful releases shipped in the last 30 days, from official changelogs. Higher = shipping faster.
| Product | Velocity | Sparks · 30d | Focus areas | Latest release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cfbfastr (baseline) | 0.0 | 0 | college-footballsports-analyticsapi-migration | Rebuilt on CFBD API v2 with metered access and live endpoints |
| TidyDensity | 0.0 | 0 | statistical-distributionsrandom-generationparameter-estimation | — |
| rnpn | 0.0 | 0 | phenologyapi-clientecological-data | Dependency stack and return types replaced wholesale |
| GeneNMF | 0.0 | 0 | single-cell-genomicsnmfgene-programs | Meta-programs rebuilt on gene weight vectors and cosine similarity |
| rempsyc | 0.0 | 0 | apa-formattingpsychology-researchstatistical-tables | — |
| sdsfun | 0.0 | 0 | spatial-statisticsgeodetectorspatial-clustering | — |
| eulerr | 0.0 | 0 | euler-diagramsset-visualizationoptimization | — |
| intsurv | 0.0 | 0 | survival-analysiscure-modelscensored-data | — |
| miscmetabar | 0.0 | 0 | metabarcodingphyloseqbioinformatics | — |
| arcgisutils | 0.0 | 0 | arcgisgeospatialapi-client | Portal administration and geoprocessing jobs join the utility layer |
| bootStateSpace | 0.0 | 0 | state-space-modelsparametric-bootstrappsychometrics | — |
| benviplot | 0.0 | 0 | data-visualizationcolor-palettesggplot2 | — |
| labelled | 0.0 | 0 | survey-datadata-labelsstata-spss | — |
The 12 best cfbfastr alternatives, in depth
1. TidyDensity · velocity 0.0
A distribution catalogue that grows by one family at a time, and rarely breaks anything.
Its velocity score of 0.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where cfbfastr leans on college football, sports analytics and api migration, TidyDensity focuses on statistical distributions, random generation and parameter estimation.
TidyDensity and cfbfastr have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
Full TidyDensity trajectory → · Compare cfbfastr vs TidyDensity →
2. rnpn · velocity 0.0
The USA phenology data client rebuilt its entire stack and stopped handing users -9999 as a number.
Its velocity score of 0.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence; its most recent meaningful update was “Dependency stack and return types replaced wholesale”.
Where cfbfastr leans on college football, sports analytics and api migration, rnpn focuses on phenology, api client and ecological data.
rnpn and cfbfastr have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
3. GeneNMF · velocity 0.0
GeneNMF rebuilt how it derives meta-programs, changing every result it had produced.
Its velocity score of 0.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence; its most recent meaningful update was “Meta-programs rebuilt on gene weight vectors and cosine similarity”.
Where cfbfastr leans on college football, sports analytics and api migration, GeneNMF focuses on single cell genomics, nmf and gene programs.
GeneNMF and cfbfastr have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
4. rempsyc · velocity 0.0
Publication-ready psychology tables and plots, tracking APA style as closely as the software allows.
Its velocity score of 0.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where cfbfastr leans on college football, sports analytics and api migration, rempsyc focuses on apa formatting, psychology research and statistical tables.
rempsyc and cfbfastr have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
5. sdsfun · velocity 0.0
A spatial-statistics utility package exists to be depended on, and is built accordingly.
Its velocity score of 0.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where cfbfastr leans on college football, sports analytics and api migration, sdsfun focuses on spatial statistics, geodetector and spatial clustering.
sdsfun and cfbfastr have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
6. eulerr · velocity 0.0
The area-proportional Euler diagram package is finished software, and maintained like it.
Its velocity score of 0.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where cfbfastr leans on college football, sports analytics and api migration, eulerr focuses on euler diagrams, set visualization and optimization.
eulerr and cfbfastr have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
7. intsurv · velocity 0.0
A Cox cure-rate model package woke up after four years to simplify its own interface.
Its velocity score of 0.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where cfbfastr leans on college football, sports analytics and api migration, intsurv focuses on survival analysis, cure models and censored data.
intsurv and cfbfastr have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
8. miscmetabar · velocity 0.0
A phyloseq toolbox keeps absorbing metabarcoding methods, and has started splitting into a family.
Its velocity score of 0.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where cfbfastr leans on college football, sports analytics and api migration, miscmetabar focuses on metabarcoding, phyloseq and bioinformatics.
miscmetabar and cfbfastr have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
Full miscmetabar trajectory → · Compare cfbfastr vs miscmetabar →
9. arcgisutils · velocity 0.0
The R-ArcGIS plumbing layer grew a portal administration API and geoprocessing job support.
Its velocity score of 0.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence; its most recent meaningful update was “Portal administration and geoprocessing jobs join the utility layer”.
Where cfbfastr leans on college football, sports analytics and api migration, arcgisutils focuses on arcgis, geospatial and api client.
arcgisutils and cfbfastr have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
Full arcgisutils trajectory → · Compare cfbfastr vs arcgisutils →
10. bootStateSpace · velocity 0.0
A parametric bootstrap for state-space models, shipped and then left alone.
Its velocity score of 0.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where cfbfastr leans on college football, sports analytics and api migration, bootStateSpace focuses on state space models, parametric bootstrap and psychometrics.
bootStateSpace and cfbfastr have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
Full bootStateSpace trajectory → · Compare cfbfastr vs bootStateSpace →
11. benviplot · velocity 0.0
A Brazilian housing-data palette package went from internal tooling to public 1.0 in five days.
Its velocity score of 0.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where cfbfastr leans on college football, sports analytics and api migration, benviplot focuses on data visualization, color palettes and ggplot2.
benviplot and cfbfastr have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
Full benviplot trajectory → · Compare cfbfastr vs benviplot →
12. labelled · velocity 0.0
The bridge between Stata/SPSS labelled data and tidy R keeps widening, one integration at a time.
Its velocity score of 0.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where cfbfastr leans on college football, sports analytics and api migration, labelled focuses on survey data, data labels and stata spss.
labelled and cfbfastr have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
Frequently asked questions
What are the best alternatives to cfbfastr?
The top cfbfastr alternatives we currently track in analytics tools are TidyDensity, rnpn, GeneNMF, rempsyc, sdsfun, ranked by recent ship velocity.
How is this list of cfbfastr alternatives ranked?
Alternatives are ranked by Sparkpulse's velocity_score — release cadence + 30-day spark count + sector-relative ship rate.
Can I compare cfbfastr directly with one of these alternatives?
Yes — every card has a "Compare with cfbfastr" link to a side-by-side /compare page.