Ahrefs vs Metabase

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

Metabase (rank #165) holds a modest lead over Ahrefs (rank #401) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (51 vs 41). The gap of 10 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. Metabase shows 50,225 stars across 100 public repos, 21 active in the last 90 days and 49 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Metabase's footprint is roughly 38.5x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Ahrefs is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Metabase looks better where education 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.