Ahrefs vs Zapier

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

Zapier (rank #26) holds a meaningful lead over Ahrefs (rank #401) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (64 vs 41). The gap of 23 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Zapier is clearly ahead of Ahrefs. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Zapier is ahead of Ahrefs. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Zapier is clearly ahead of Ahrefs. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Ahrefs is ahead of Zapier.

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. Zapier shows 6,774 stars across 296 public repos, 13 active in the last 90 days and 22 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Zapier's footprint is roughly 5.2x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

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