Ahrefs vs Canvas-LMS

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

Ahrefs (rank #400) holds a modest lead over Canvas-LMS (rank #726) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (41 vs 30). The gap of 11 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Canvas-LMS is slightly ahead of Ahrefs. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Ahrefs is clearly ahead of Canvas-LMS. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Canvas-LMS is slightly ahead of Ahrefs. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Ahrefs is clearly ahead of Canvas-LMS.

Ahrefs carries 1,305 GitHub stars across 173 public repos, with 28 repositories active in the last 90 days and 6 external contributors on record. Canvas-LMS shows 1 stars across 1 public repos, 0 active in the last 90 days and 0 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Ahrefs's footprint is roughly 1305.0x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Ahrefs is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Canvas-LMS 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.