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37signals vs Softr

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

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

37signals (rank #122) holds a modest lead over Softr (rank #455) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (54 vs 39). The gap of 15 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), 37signals is clearly ahead of Softr. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Softr is ahead of 37signals. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), 37signals is clearly ahead of Softr. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), 37signals is ahead of Softr. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), 37signals is clearly ahead of Softr.

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. Softr shows 1 stars across 2 public repos, 1 active in the last 90 days and 12 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but 37signals's footprint is roughly 113857.0x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

37signals is the stronger read for anyone weighting code quality. Softr 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.

Side-by-side metrics

Metric37signalsSoftr
Ranking
Overall rank#122#455
Pillars
Overall5439
Code5827
Education5466
Community5433
Reach5640
Momentum4624
Builder experience00
Signals
Stars113,8571
Forks10,4322
Public repos2362
Active repos (90d)481
External contributors29812
Avg polish5735
Avg AI-readiness3310

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