37signals vs Segment

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

Segment (rank #103) holds a narrow lead over 37signals (rank #122) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (55 vs 54). The gap of 1 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), 37signals is slightly ahead of Segment. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Segment is ahead of 37signals. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Segment is slightly ahead of 37signals. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), 37signals is ahead of Segment. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Segment 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. Segment shows 58,406 stars across 421 public repos, 53 active in the last 90 days and 12 external contributors.

37signals is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. Segment 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.