Ahrefs vs Duo Security

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

Duo Security (rank #278) holds a narrow lead over Ahrefs (rank #401) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (46 vs 41). 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), Duo Security is clearly ahead of Ahrefs. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Duo Security is ahead of Ahrefs. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Ahrefs is slightly ahead of Duo Security. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Duo Security is slightly ahead of Ahrefs. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Ahrefs is slightly ahead of Duo Security.

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. Duo Security shows 1,477 stars across 52 public repos, 15 active in the last 90 days and 6 external contributors.

Ahrefs is the stronger read for anyone weighting community. Duo Security looks better where code quality 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.