Ahrefs vs Evernote

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

Ahrefs (rank #401) holds a narrow lead over Evernote (rank #569) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (41 vs 35). The gap of 6 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. Evernote shows 9,832 stars across 22 public repos, 1 active in the last 90 days and 0 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Evernote's footprint is roughly 7.5x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Ahrefs is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Evernote looks better where education 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.