Developer ecosystem comparison
vs

Ahrefs vs segment

Developer ecosystem comparison across GitHub activity, SDKs, documentation, community, reach and momentum.

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

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

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. segment shows 0 stars across 0 public repos, 0 active in the last 90 days and 0 external contributors.

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

Side-by-side metrics

MetricAhrefssegment
Ranking
Overall rank#401#569
Pillars
Overall4135
Code420
Education5760
Community3711
Reach2157
Momentum650
Builder experience00
Signals
Stars1,3030
Forks2610
Public repos1710
Active repos (90d)280
External contributors70
Avg polish400
Avg AI-readiness350

Fork ecosystems

Loading fork ecosystem…
Loading fork ecosystem…
View Ahrefs developer profileView segment developer profile