Ahrefs vs ReadMe

Ahrefs (BTW we use OCaml) and ReadMe (Interactive developer hubs that help users succeed with your APIs 🦉) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

ReadMe (rank #257) holds a narrow lead over Ahrefs (rank #401) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (47 vs 41). 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), ReadMe is clearly ahead of Ahrefs. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), ReadMe is clearly ahead of Ahrefs. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), ReadMe is slightly ahead of Ahrefs. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), ReadMe is slightly ahead of Ahrefs. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Ahrefs is ahead of ReadMe.

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. ReadMe shows 1,824 stars across 106 public repos, 26 active in the last 90 days and 21 external contributors.

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