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Box vs PostHog

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

Box (Box, Inc.) and PostHog (The single platform to analyze, test, observe, and deploy new features) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

PostHog (rank #30) holds a narrow lead over Box (rank #93) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (63 vs 56). The gap of 7 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), PostHog is slightly ahead of Box. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Box is slightly ahead of PostHog. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), PostHog is slightly ahead of Box. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Box is clearly ahead of PostHog. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), PostHog 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. PostHog shows 40,775 stars across 357 public repos, 87 active in the last 90 days and 212 external contributors.

Box is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. PostHog 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.

Side-by-side metrics

MetricBoxPostHog
Ranking
Overall rank#93#30
Pillars
Overall5663
Code6876
Education6658
Community5152
Reach6231
Momentum3182
Builder experience00
Signals
Stars14,07440,775
Forks3,7175,070
Public repos84357
Active repos (90d)1887
External contributors33212
Avg polish6777
Avg AI-readiness4559

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