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Ahrefs vs Ecwid

Developer ecosystem comparison across GitHub activity, SDKs, documentation, community, reach and momentum.

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

Ahrefs (rank #399) holds a modest lead over Ecwid (rank #728) 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), Ecwid is slightly ahead of Ahrefs. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Ahrefs is slightly ahead of Ecwid. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Ahrefs is clearly ahead of Ecwid. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Ahrefs is clearly ahead of Ecwid.

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. Ecwid shows 1,169 stars across 43 public repos, 6 active in the last 90 days and 10 external contributors.

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

Side-by-side metrics

MetricAhrefsEcwid
Ranking
Overall rank#399#728
Pillars
Overall4130
Code4244
Education5757
Community3831
Reach210
Momentum6512
Builder experience00
Signals
Stars1,3031,169
Forks261623
Public repos17143
Active repos (90d)286
External contributors710
Avg polish4048
Avg AI-readiness3522

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