Ahrefs vs Orca Security

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

Ahrefs (rank #401) holds a narrow lead over Orca Security (rank #569) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (41 vs 35). The gap of 6 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Ahrefs is slightly ahead of Orca Security. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Ahrefs is slightly ahead of Orca Security.

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. Orca Security shows 230 stars across 35 public repos, 17 active in the last 90 days and 12 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Ahrefs's footprint is roughly 5.7x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Ahrefs is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Orca Security makes more sense for teams already using its adjacent tools. The table below breaks the scores down pillar by pillar; the linked profiles cover the underlying repos, docs and community signals in full.