Ahrefs vs Elastic Path Software

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

Ahrefs (rank #401) holds a modest lead over Elastic Path Software (rank #693) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (41 vs 31). The gap of 10 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. Elastic Path Software shows 234 stars across 39 public repos, 8 active in the last 90 days and 3 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Ahrefs's footprint is roughly 5.6x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Ahrefs is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Elastic Path Software 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.