BigCommerce vs Zscaler, Inc.

BigCommerce and Zscaler, Inc. both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

BigCommerce (rank #103) holds a modest lead over Zscaler, Inc. (rank #298) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (55 vs 45). The gap of 10 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. Zscaler, Inc. shows 337 stars across 58 public repos, 33 active in the last 90 days and 11 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but BigCommerce's footprint is roughly 10.4x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

BigCommerce is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Zscaler, Inc. 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.