Agorapulse vs Paddle

Agorapulse and Paddle both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Paddle (rank #372) holds a modest lead over Agorapulse (rank #662) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (42 vs 32). The gap of 10 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

Agorapulse carries 308 GitHub stars across 80 public repos, with 16 repositories active in the last 90 days and 2 external contributors on record. Paddle shows 997 stars across 54 public repos, 22 active in the last 90 days and 6 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Paddle's footprint is roughly 3.2x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Agorapulse is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. Paddle looks better where education 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.