Akeneo vs Box

Akeneo and Box (Box, Inc.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Box (rank #93) holds a modest lead over Akeneo (rank #338) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (56 vs 43). The gap of 13 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

Akeneo carries 2,126 GitHub stars across 51 public repos, with 7 repositories active in the last 90 days and 15 external contributors on record. Box shows 14,074 stars across 84 public repos, 18 active in the last 90 days and 33 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Box's footprint is roughly 6.6x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Akeneo is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Box 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.