Ahrefs vs Kanboard

Ahrefs (BTW we use OCaml) and Kanboard (Kanban project management software) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Ahrefs (rank #401) holds a narrow lead over Kanboard (rank #625) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (41 vs 33). The gap of 8 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Kanboard is ahead of Ahrefs. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Kanboard is clearly ahead of Ahrefs. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Ahrefs is ahead of Kanboard. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Ahrefs is clearly ahead of Kanboard.

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. Kanboard shows 10,486 stars across 52 public repos, 4 active in the last 90 days and 13 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Kanboard's footprint is roughly 8.0x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Ahrefs is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Kanboard looks better where community 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.