Ahrefs vs SoundCloud

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

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

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. SoundCloud shows 8,606 stars across 56 public repos, 17 active in the last 90 days and 4 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but SoundCloud's footprint is roughly 6.6x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

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