Ashby vs Qualtrics

Ashby and Qualtrics both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Ashby (rank #536) holds a narrow lead over Qualtrics (rank #693) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (36 vs 31). The gap of 5 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Ashby is ahead of Qualtrics. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Ashby is clearly ahead of Qualtrics. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Qualtrics is clearly ahead of Ashby. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Qualtrics is slightly ahead of Ashby.

Ashby carries 1 GitHub stars across 3 public repos, with 1 repositories active in the last 90 days and 2 external contributors on record. Qualtrics shows 20 stars across 20 public repos, 7 active in the last 90 days and 3 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Qualtrics's footprint is roughly 20.0x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Ashby is the stronger read for anyone weighting education. Qualtrics 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.