Adyen vs Palo Alto Networks

Adyen and Palo Alto Networks (We ensure each day is safer and more secure than the one before.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Palo Alto Networks (rank #93) holds a narrow lead over Adyen (rank #165) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (56 vs 51). The gap of 5 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Adyen is slightly ahead of Palo Alto Networks. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Palo Alto Networks is ahead of Adyen. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Adyen is slightly ahead of Palo Alto Networks. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Palo Alto Networks is clearly ahead of Adyen. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Palo Alto Networks is clearly 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. Palo Alto Networks shows 6,403 stars across 525 public repos, 66 active in the last 90 days and 13 external contributors.

Adyen is the stronger read for anyone weighting code quality. Palo Alto Networks 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.