Ahrefs vs Checkout.com

Ahrefs (BTW we use OCaml) and Checkout.com (A collection of libraries and plugins for Checkout.com) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Checkout.com (rank #152) holds a modest lead over Ahrefs (rank #401) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (52 vs 41). The gap of 11 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. Checkout.com shows 542 stars across 55 public repos, 26 active in the last 90 days and 11 external contributors.

Ahrefs is the stronger read for anyone weighting community. Checkout.com 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.