Ahrefs vs Elementor

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

Elementor (rank #317) holds a narrow lead over Ahrefs (rank #401) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (44 vs 41). The gap of 3 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. Elementor shows 10,938 stars across 67 public repos, 9 active in the last 90 days and 45 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Elementor's footprint is roughly 8.4x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

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