Ahrefs vs The PrestaShop Project

Ahrefs (BTW we use OCaml) and The PrestaShop Project (The universal open-source software platform to build your e-commerce solution.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

The PrestaShop Project (rank #209) holds a narrow lead over Ahrefs (rank #401) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (49 vs 41). The gap of 8 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. The PrestaShop Project shows 11,935 stars across 292 public repos, 59 active in the last 90 days and 71 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but The PrestaShop Project's footprint is roughly 9.2x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Ahrefs is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. The PrestaShop Project 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.