Ahrefs vs Airtable

Ahrefs (BTW we use OCaml) and Airtable (Airtable is a modern database created for everyone) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Airtable (rank #165) holds a modest lead over Ahrefs (rank #401) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (51 vs 41). 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), Airtable is slightly ahead of Ahrefs. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Airtable is ahead of Ahrefs. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Ahrefs is ahead of Airtable. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Airtable is clearly ahead of Ahrefs. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Ahrefs is clearly ahead of Airtable.

Ahrefs carries 1,303 GitHub stars across 171 public repos, with 28 repositories active in the last 90 days and 7 external contributors on record. Airtable shows 3,237 stars across 35 public repos, 3 active in the last 90 days and 1 external contributors.

Ahrefs is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Airtable 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.