37signals vs The PrestaShop Project

37signals (HEY! It's in Basecamp!) and The PrestaShop Project (The universal open-source software platform to build your e-commerce solution.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

37signals (rank #122) holds a narrow lead over The PrestaShop Project (rank #209) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (54 vs 49). 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), The PrestaShop Project is slightly ahead of 37signals. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), The PrestaShop Project is slightly ahead of 37signals. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), 37signals is clearly ahead of The PrestaShop Project. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), The PrestaShop Project 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. The PrestaShop Project shows 11,935 stars across 292 public repos, 59 active in the last 90 days and 71 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but 37signals's footprint is roughly 9.5x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

37signals is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. The PrestaShop Project 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.