Adyen vs Paddle

Adyen and Paddle both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Adyen (rank #165) holds a modest lead over Paddle (rank #372) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (51 vs 42). The gap of 9 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 Paddle. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Paddle is ahead of Adyen. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Adyen is slightly ahead of Paddle. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Paddle is ahead of Adyen. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Adyen is ahead of Paddle.

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. Paddle shows 997 stars across 54 public repos, 22 active in the last 90 days and 6 external contributors.

Adyen is the stronger read for anyone weighting code quality. Paddle 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.