ActiveCampaign vs SignNow

ActiveCampaign and SignNow (SignNow e-signature API - send, sign & embed documents in any app. SDKs for Node.js, Python, PHP, .NET & Java.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

SignNow (rank #209) holds a modest lead over ActiveCampaign (rank #485) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (49 vs 38). The gap of 11 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), SignNow is ahead of ActiveCampaign. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), ActiveCampaign is slightly ahead of SignNow. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), SignNow is clearly ahead of ActiveCampaign. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), SignNow is clearly ahead of ActiveCampaign.

ActiveCampaign carries 6,653 GitHub stars across 88 public repos, with 6 repositories active in the last 90 days and 3 external contributors on record. SignNow shows 96 stars across 16 public repos, 8 active in the last 90 days and 4 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but ActiveCampaign's footprint is roughly 69.3x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

ActiveCampaign is the stronger read for anyone weighting community. SignNow looks better where momentum is the deciding factor. The table below breaks the scores down pillar by pillar; the linked profiles cover the underlying repos, docs and community signals in full.