Ahrefs vs LiveChat

Ahrefs (BTW we use OCaml) and LiveChat (Join LiveChat Developer Program https://platform.text.com/) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

LiveChat (rank #141) holds a modest lead over Ahrefs (rank #401) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (53 vs 41). The gap of 12 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. LiveChat shows 755 stars across 168 public repos, 24 active in the last 90 days and 13 external contributors.

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