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Ahrefs vs Workable

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

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

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

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. Workable shows 785 stars across 96 public repos, 5 active in the last 90 days and 5 external contributors.

Ahrefs is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Workable 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

MetricAhrefsWorkable
Ranking
Overall rank#401#569
Pillars
Overall4135
Code4251
Education5756
Community3724
Reach2141
Momentum6530
Builder experience00
Signals
Stars1,303785
Forks261135
Public repos17196
Active repos (90d)285
External contributors75
Avg polish4046
Avg AI-readiness3549

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