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Ahrefs vs Fillout

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

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

Ahrefs (rank #401) holds a narrow lead over Fillout (rank #510) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (41 vs 37). The gap of 4 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. Fillout shows 2 stars across 9 public repos, 3 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 651.5x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Ahrefs is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Fillout looks better where reach 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

MetricAhrefsFillout
Ranking
Overall rank#401#510
Pillars
Overall4137
Code4234
Education5753
Community3727
Reach2150
Momentum6515
Builder experience00
Signals
Stars1,3032
Forks2614
Public repos1719
Active repos (90d)283
External contributors73
Avg polish4034
Avg AI-readiness3521

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