BookStackApp vs Metabase

BookStackApp and Metabase both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Metabase (rank #165) holds a modest lead over BookStackApp (rank #401) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (51 vs 41). 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), Metabase is slightly ahead of BookStackApp. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Metabase is ahead of BookStackApp. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), BookStackApp is slightly ahead of Metabase. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Metabase is slightly ahead of BookStackApp. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), BookStackApp is slightly ahead of Metabase.

BookStackApp carries 19,167 GitHub stars across 6 public repos, with 1 repositories active in the last 90 days and 5 external contributors on record. Metabase shows 50,225 stars across 100 public repos, 21 active in the last 90 days and 49 external contributors.

BookStackApp is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Metabase 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.