Akeneo vs OpenCart

Akeneo and OpenCart (PHP based open source ecommerce platform) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Akeneo (rank #338) holds a narrow lead over OpenCart (rank #401) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (43 vs 41). The gap of 2 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. OpenCart shows 8,157 stars across 2 public repos, 1 active in the last 90 days and 26 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but OpenCart's footprint is roughly 3.8x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Akeneo is the stronger read for anyone weighting code quality. OpenCart 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.