AfterShip vs Increase

AfterShip (We are passionate about making eCommerce better. We are a group of geeks who build great automation tools for retailers and shoppers.) and Increase (Build your bank) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Increase (rank #55) holds a modest lead over AfterShip (rank #298) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (60 vs 45). The gap of 15 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Increase is slightly ahead of AfterShip. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Increase is clearly ahead of AfterShip. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Increase is clearly ahead of AfterShip. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Increase is slightly ahead of AfterShip.

AfterShip carries 3,397 GitHub stars across 81 public repos, with 6 repositories active in the last 90 days and 5 external contributors on record. Increase shows 45 stars across 12 public repos, 11 active in the last 90 days and 5 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but AfterShip's footprint is roughly 75.5x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

AfterShip is worth a look for teams already invested in its stack. Increase 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.