Ahrefs vs BookStackApp

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

Ahrefs and BookStackApp sit at essentially the same overall ecosystem score (41), which is unusual and worth reading through the pillars below.

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

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. BookStackApp shows 19,167 stars across 6 public repos, 1 active in the last 90 days and 5 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but BookStackApp's footprint is roughly 14.7x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Ahrefs is worth a look for teams already invested in its stack. BookStackApp 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.