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Ahrefs vs InVision

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

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

Ahrefs (rank #401) holds a narrow lead over InVision (rank #430) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (41 vs 40). 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), InVision is slightly ahead of Ahrefs. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), InVision is clearly ahead of Ahrefs. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Ahrefs is clearly ahead of InVision. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), InVision is ahead of Ahrefs. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Ahrefs is clearly ahead of InVision.

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. InVision shows 1,303 stars across 114 public repos, 0 active in the last 90 days and 0 external contributors.

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

Side-by-side metrics

MetricAhrefsInVision
Ranking
Overall rank#401#430
Pillars
Overall4140
Code4246
Education5780
Community3714
Reach2140
Momentum650
Builder experience00
Signals
Stars1,3031,303
Forks261193
Public repos171114
Active repos (90d)280
External contributors70
Avg polish4052
Avg AI-readiness3534

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