Adyen vs Zscaler, Inc.

Adyen and Zscaler, Inc. both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Adyen (rank #165) holds a narrow lead over Zscaler, Inc. (rank #298) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (51 vs 45). The gap of 6 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 Zscaler, Inc.. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Zscaler, Inc. is ahead of Adyen. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Adyen is slightly ahead of Zscaler, Inc.. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Zscaler, Inc. is clearly ahead of Adyen. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Adyen is slightly ahead of Zscaler, Inc..

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. Zscaler, Inc. shows 337 stars across 58 public repos, 33 active in the last 90 days and 11 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Adyen's footprint is roughly 8.0x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Adyen is the stronger read for anyone weighting community. Zscaler, Inc. 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.