Amplitude vs ReadMe

Amplitude and ReadMe (Interactive developer hubs that help users succeed with your APIs 🦉) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Amplitude (rank #93) holds a modest lead over ReadMe (rank #257) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (56 vs 47). The gap of 9 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. ReadMe shows 1,824 stars across 106 public repos, 26 active in the last 90 days and 21 external contributors.

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