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Ahrefs vs Zeplin

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

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

Ahrefs (rank #401) holds a narrow lead over Zeplin (rank #430) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (41 vs 40). The gap of 1 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. Zeplin shows 1,460 stars across 57 public repos, 8 active in the last 90 days and 4 external contributors.

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

Side-by-side metrics

MetricAhrefsZeplin
Ranking
Overall rank#401#430
Pillars
Overall4140
Code4249
Education5777
Community3728
Reach2120
Momentum6516
Builder experience00
Signals
Stars1,3031,460
Forks261228
Public repos17157
Active repos (90d)288
External contributors74
Avg polish4054
Avg AI-readiness3526

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