Ahrefs vs Open edX

Ahrefs (BTW we use OCaml) and Open edX (The community-driven, open-source project powering edX.org and thousands of other online education sites around the world.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Open edX (rank #372) holds a narrow lead over Ahrefs (rank #401) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (42 vs 41). The gap of 1 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. Open edX shows 10,654 stars across 186 public repos, 100 active in the last 90 days and 91 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Open edX's footprint is roughly 8.2x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Ahrefs is the stronger read for anyone weighting education. Open edX looks better where code quality 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.