Ahrefs vs Stripe Samples

Ahrefs (BTW we use OCaml) and Stripe Samples (Sample integrations built by Stripe.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Stripe Samples (rank #141) holds a modest lead over Ahrefs (rank #401) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (53 vs 41). The gap of 12 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. Stripe Samples shows 4,227 stars across 30 public repos, 23 active in the last 90 days and 8 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Stripe Samples's footprint is roughly 3.2x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Ahrefs is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. Stripe Samples looks better where education 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.