Ahrefs vs Formspark

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

Formspark (rank #372) holds a narrow lead over Ahrefs (rank #401) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (42 vs 41). The gap of 1 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. Formspark shows 67 stars across 8 public repos, 8 active in the last 90 days and 2 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Ahrefs's footprint is roughly 19.4x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Ahrefs is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. Formspark 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.