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Box vs Razorpay

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

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

Razorpay (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 education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Box is ahead of Razorpay. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Box is slightly ahead of Razorpay. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Box is slightly ahead of Razorpay. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Razorpay 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. Razorpay shows 3,811 stars across 177 public repos, 38 active in the last 90 days and 32 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Box's footprint is roughly 3.7x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Box is the stronger read for anyone weighting education. Razorpay 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

MetricBoxRazorpay
Ranking
Overall rank#93#30
Pillars
Overall5663
Code6868
Education6653
Community5144
Reach6258
Momentum3171
Builder experience00
Signals
Stars14,0743,811
Forks3,7171,932
Public repos84177
Active repos (90d)1838
External contributors3332
Avg polish6769
Avg AI-readiness4549

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