Ahrefs vs KAYAK

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

Ahrefs (rank #401) holds a narrow lead over KAYAK (rank #485) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (41 vs 38). The gap of 3 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. KAYAK shows 3,186 stars across 72 public repos, 4 active in the last 90 days and 1 external contributors.

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