# Buffer — developer ecosystem report

> Helping people build their business on social media since 2011

- GitHub org: `bufferapp`
- Category: saas
- Overall score: 40.0 / 100
- Overall rank: #455
- Last refreshed: 2026-08-14

## Pillar scores

| Pillar | Score / 100 | Rank | Weight in overall |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Code & Polish | 43.0 | #643 | ~22% |
| Education | 61.0 | #522 | ~18% |
| AI readiness | 45.0 | #238 | part of Reach |
| Builder experience | 0.0 | #1 | ~12% |
| Community | 22.0 | #663 | ~16% |
| Reach | 32.0 | #698 | ~18% |
| Momentum | 2.0 | #896 | ~14% |

## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/bufferapp
- Website: https://overflow.buffer.com

## Public GitHub totals

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Repos analyzed | 12 |
| Stars | 11,153 |
| Forks | 1,930 |
| Open issues | 271 |
| Contributors | — |

## Top repositories

| Repo | Stars | Language | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [android-clean-architecture-boilerplate](https://github.com/bufferapp/android-clean-architecture-boilerplate) | 3,678 | Kotlin | An android boilerplate project using clean architecture |
| [clean-architecture-components-boilerplate](https://github.com/bufferapp/clean-architecture-components-boilerplate) | 1,277 | Kotlin | A fork of our clean architecture boilerplate, this time using the Android Architecture Components |
| [BufferTextInputLayout](https://github.com/bufferapp/BufferTextInputLayout) | 978 | Java | A simple customised version of the TextInputLayout from the Android Design Support Library ⌨️ |
| [android-clean-architecture-mvi-boilerplate](https://github.com/bufferapp/android-clean-architecture-mvi-boilerplate) | 971 | Kotlin | A fork of our clean architecture boilerplate using the Model-View-Intent pattern |
| [AdaptableBottomNavigation](https://github.com/bufferapp/AdaptableBottomNavigation) | 819 | Java | A simpler way for implementing the Bottom Navigation View on Android |
| [android-guidelines](https://github.com/bufferapp/android-guidelines) | 745 | Shell | Project Guidelines for the Android Buffer App |
| [buffer-ios-image-viewer](https://github.com/bufferapp/buffer-ios-image-viewer) | 399 | Objective-C | The BFRImageViewer is a turnkey solution to present images within your iOS app 🎉! |
| [clean-architecture-koin-boilerplate](https://github.com/bufferapp/clean-architecture-koin-boilerplate) | 329 | Kotlin | A fork of our clean architecture boilerplate, this time using Koin |
| [MultiActionSwipeHelper](https://github.com/bufferapp/MultiActionSwipeHelper) | 292 | Java | An Android RecyclerView Swipe Helper for handling multiple actions per direction |
| [CounterView](https://github.com/bufferapp/CounterView) | 176 | Kotlin | A simple Android counter view for showing edittext character counts |
| [Thumby](https://github.com/bufferapp/Thumby) | 174 | Kotlin | An Android video thumbnail picker |
| [buffer-components](https://github.com/bufferapp/buffer-components) | 139 | JavaScript | Buffer's shared collection of React UI components 🤜🤛 |

## Methodology

Scores are computed from public signals only (GitHub, package registries, docs sites, community platforms). Pillar definitions: https://www.smoower.com/docs.md

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