Ahrefs vs Coursera

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

Ahrefs (rank #401) holds a modest lead over Coursera (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 code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Ahrefs is slightly ahead of Coursera. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Ahrefs is ahead of Coursera. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Ahrefs is ahead of Coursera. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Coursera is ahead of Ahrefs. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Ahrefs is clearly ahead of Coursera.

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. Coursera shows 1,367 stars across 81 public repos, 1 active in the last 90 days and 0 external contributors.

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