37signals vs Duo Security

37signals (HEY! It's in Basecamp!) and Duo Security both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

37signals (rank #122) holds a narrow lead over Duo Security (rank #278) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (54 vs 46). The gap of 8 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Duo Security is slightly ahead of 37signals. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Duo Security is ahead of 37signals. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), 37signals is clearly ahead of Duo Security. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), 37signals is clearly ahead of Duo Security. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Duo Security is ahead of 37signals.

37signals carries 113,857 GitHub stars across 236 public repos, with 48 repositories active in the last 90 days and 298 external contributors on record. Duo Security shows 1,477 stars across 52 public repos, 15 active in the last 90 days and 6 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but 37signals's footprint is roughly 77.1x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

37signals is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. Duo Security 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.