Adyen vs Dropbox Sign

Adyen and Dropbox Sign both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Adyen (rank #165) holds a modest lead over Dropbox Sign (rank #430) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (51 vs 40). The gap of 11 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. Dropbox Sign shows 434 stars across 36 public repos, 9 active in the last 90 days and 3 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Adyen's footprint is roughly 6.2x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Adyen is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Dropbox Sign looks better where education 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.