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37signals vs Kandji
Developer ecosystem comparison across GitHub activity, SDKs, documentation, community, reach and momentum.
37signals (HEY! It's in Basecamp!) and Kandji both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.
37signals (rank #122) holds a meaningful lead over Kandji (rank #728) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (54 vs 30). The gap of 24 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.
On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), 37signals is ahead of Kandji. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), 37signals is ahead of Kandji. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), 37signals is clearly ahead of Kandji. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), 37signals is clearly ahead of Kandji. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Kandji 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. Kandji shows 387 stars across 7 public repos, 6 active in the last 90 days and 3 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but 37signals's footprint is roughly 294.2x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.
37signals is the stronger read for anyone weighting community. Kandji 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
| Metric | 37signals | Kandji |
|---|---|---|
| Ranking | ||
| Overall rank | #122 | #728 |
| Pillars | ||
| Overall | 54 | 30 |
| Code | 58 | 44 |
| Education | 54 | 44 |
| Community | 54 | 26 |
| Reach | 56 | 30 |
| Momentum | 46 | 48 |
| Builder experience | 0 | 0 |
| Signals | ||
| Stars | 113,857 | 387 |
| Forks | 10,432 | 56 |
| Public repos | 236 | 7 |
| Active repos (90d) | 48 | 6 |
| External contributors | 298 | 3 |
| Avg polish | 57 | 46 |
| Avg AI-readiness | 33 | 29 |