Afterpay vs edX

Afterpay and edX (Online learning at https://edx.org, powered by the Open edX platform https://openedx.org) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

edX (rank #338) holds a modest lead over Afterpay (rank #728) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (43 vs 30). The gap of 13 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

Afterpay carries 99 GitHub stars across 12 public repos, with 3 repositories active in the last 90 days and 4 external contributors on record. edX shows 392 stars across 250 public repos, 52 active in the last 90 days and 22 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but edX's footprint is roughly 4.0x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Afterpay is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. edX looks better where momentum 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.