Ahrefs vs Gusto

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

Gusto (rank #338) holds a narrow lead over Ahrefs (rank #401) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (43 vs 41). The gap of 2 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. Gusto shows 781 stars across 148 public repos, 20 active in the last 90 days and 6 external contributors.

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