BigCommerce vs Skyscanner

BigCommerce and Skyscanner both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

BigCommerce (rank #103) holds a narrow lead over Skyscanner (rank #209) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (55 vs 49). The gap of 6 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

BigCommerce carries 3,505 GitHub stars across 281 public repos, with 25 repositories active in the last 90 days and 51 external contributors on record. Skyscanner shows 8,167 stars across 86 public repos, 18 active in the last 90 days and 39 external contributors.

BigCommerce is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Skyscanner looks better where reach 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.