Ahrefs vs Blackboard Inc.

Ahrefs (BTW we use OCaml) and Blackboard Inc. both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Ahrefs (rank #401) holds a narrow lead over Blackboard Inc. (rank #602) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (41 vs 34). The gap of 7 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. Blackboard Inc. shows 715 stars across 117 public repos, 2 active in the last 90 days and 2 external contributors.

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