Adyen vs edX

Adyen and edX (Online learning at https://edx.org, powered by the Open edX platform https://openedx.org) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Adyen (rank #165) holds a narrow lead over edX (rank #338) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (51 vs 43). The gap of 8 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Adyen is clearly ahead of edX. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Adyen is slightly ahead of edX. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Adyen is clearly ahead of edX. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), edX is clearly ahead of Adyen. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), edX is slightly ahead of Adyen.

Adyen carries 2,684 GitHub stars across 65 public repos, with 49 repositories active in the last 90 days and 39 external contributors on record. edX shows 392 stars across 250 public repos, 52 active in the last 90 days and 22 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Adyen's footprint is roughly 6.8x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Adyen is the stronger read for anyone weighting community. edX looks better where reach 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.