Ahrefs vs LinkedIn

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

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

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. LinkedIn shows 77,785 stars across 137 public repos, 28 active in the last 90 days and 52 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but LinkedIn's footprint is roughly 59.7x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

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