Box vs Duo Security

Box (Box, Inc.) and Duo Security both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Box (rank #93) holds a modest lead over Duo Security (rank #278) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (56 vs 46). 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), Box is slightly ahead of Duo Security. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Duo Security is slightly ahead of Box. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Box is clearly ahead of Duo Security. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Box is clearly ahead of Duo Security. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Duo Security is clearly ahead of Box.

Box carries 14,074 GitHub stars across 84 public repos, with 18 repositories active in the last 90 days and 33 external contributors on record. Duo Security shows 1,477 stars across 52 public repos, 15 active in the last 90 days and 6 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Box's footprint is roughly 9.5x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Box is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. Duo Security looks better where momentum 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.