Ahrefs vs Deezer

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

Ahrefs (rank #401) holds a narrow lead over Deezer (rank #536) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (41 vs 36). The gap of 5 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 Deezer. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Deezer is clearly ahead of Ahrefs. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Deezer is clearly ahead of Ahrefs. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Ahrefs is ahead of Deezer. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Ahrefs is clearly ahead of Deezer.

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. Deezer shows 29,854 stars across 99 public repos, 5 active in the last 90 days and 2 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Deezer's footprint is roughly 22.9x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Ahrefs is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Deezer looks better where community 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.