37signals vs edX

37signals (HEY! It's in Basecamp!) and edX (Online learning at https://edx.org, powered by the Open edX platform https://openedx.org) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

37signals (rank #122) holds a modest lead over edX (rank #338) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (54 vs 43). The gap of 11 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), 37signals is ahead of edX. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), 37signals is clearly ahead of edX. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), 37signals is clearly ahead of edX. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), edX is slightly 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. edX shows 392 stars across 250 public repos, 52 active in the last 90 days and 22 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but 37signals's footprint is roughly 290.5x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

37signals is the stronger read for anyone weighting community. edX looks better where momentum 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.