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37signals vs Google Workspace

Developer ecosystem comparison across GitHub activity, SDKs, documentation, community, reach and momentum.

37signals (HEY! It's in Basecamp!) and Google Workspace (Developer samples for Google Workspace APIs) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

37signals (rank #122) holds a narrow lead over Google Workspace (rank #165) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (54 vs 51). The gap of 3 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Google Workspace is ahead of 37signals. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), 37signals is slightly ahead of Google Workspace. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), 37signals is ahead of Google Workspace. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Google Workspace 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. Google Workspace shows 48,567 stars across 57 public repos, 18 active in the last 90 days and 37 external contributors.

37signals is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. Google Workspace 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.

Side-by-side metrics

Metric37signalsGoogle Workspace
Ranking
Overall rank#122#165
Pillars
Overall5451
Code5870
Education5454
Community5450
Reach5646
Momentum4662
Builder experience00
Signals
Stars113,85748,567
Forks10,4329,208
Public repos23657
Active repos (90d)4818
External contributors29837
Avg polish5780
Avg AI-readiness3339

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