Amplitude vs KAYAK

Amplitude and KAYAK both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Amplitude (rank #93) holds a modest lead over KAYAK (rank #485) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (56 vs 38). The gap of 18 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

Amplitude carries 3,167 GitHub stars across 151 public repos, with 39 repositories active in the last 90 days and 23 external contributors on record. KAYAK shows 3,186 stars across 72 public repos, 4 active in the last 90 days and 1 external contributors.

Amplitude is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. KAYAK 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.