Ahrefs vs Kandji

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

Ahrefs (rank #401) holds a modest lead over Kandji (rank #728) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (41 vs 30). The gap of 11 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. Kandji shows 387 stars across 7 public repos, 6 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 3.4x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

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