Ahrefs vs Patreon

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

Ahrefs (rank #401) holds a narrow lead over Patreon (rank #536) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (41 vs 36). The gap of 5 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. Patreon shows 846 stars across 62 public repos, 0 active in the last 90 days and 2 external contributors.

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