Adyen vs pCloud Open Source

Adyen and pCloud Open Source both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Adyen (rank #165) holds a modest lead over pCloud Open Source (rank #662) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (51 vs 32). The gap of 19 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 pCloud Open Source. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), pCloud Open Source is ahead of Adyen. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Adyen is ahead of pCloud Open Source. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), pCloud Open Source is clearly ahead of Adyen. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Adyen is clearly ahead of pCloud Open Source.

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. pCloud Open Source shows 867 stars across 16 public repos, 4 active in the last 90 days and 2 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Adyen's footprint is roughly 3.1x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Adyen is the stronger read for anyone weighting code quality. pCloud Open Source 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.