Ahrefs vs Productboard

Ahrefs (BTW we use OCaml) and Productboard (Make things that matter, together. See also @productboardlabs) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Ahrefs (rank #401) holds a narrow lead over Productboard (rank #625) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (41 vs 33). 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), Ahrefs is slightly ahead of Productboard. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Ahrefs is clearly ahead of Productboard. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Ahrefs is clearly ahead of Productboard. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Productboard is slightly ahead of Ahrefs. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Ahrefs is ahead of Productboard.

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. Productboard shows 90 stars across 87 public repos, 8 active in the last 90 days and 2 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Ahrefs's footprint is roughly 14.5x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Ahrefs is the stronger read for anyone weighting education. Productboard 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.