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Ahrefs vs Talend

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

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

Ahrefs (rank #401) holds a narrow lead over Talend (rank #485) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (41 vs 38). The gap of 3 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Talend is ahead of Ahrefs. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Ahrefs is ahead of Talend. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Talend is ahead of Ahrefs. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Ahrefs is clearly ahead of Talend.

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. Talend shows 486 stars across 148 public repos, 13 active in the last 90 days and 9 external contributors.

Ahrefs is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Talend 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

MetricAhrefsTalend
Ranking
Overall rank#401#485
Pillars
Overall4138
Code4251
Education5757
Community3723
Reach2135
Momentum6526
Builder experience00
Signals
Stars1,303486
Forks261657
Public repos171148
Active repos (90d)2813
External contributors79
Avg polish4053
Avg AI-readiness3534

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