browserbase vs Mendable AI is now Firecrawl

browserbase and Mendable AI is now Firecrawl (New Repo - https://github.com/firecrawl) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

browserbase (rank #152) holds a meaningful lead over Mendable AI is now Firecrawl (rank #763) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (52 vs 29). The gap of 23 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

browserbase carries 34,643 GitHub stars across 65 public repos, with 27 repositories active in the last 90 days and 69 external contributors on record. Mendable AI is now Firecrawl shows 0 stars across 0 public repos, 0 active in the last 90 days and 0 external contributors.

browserbase is the stronger read for anyone weighting community. Mendable AI is now Firecrawl 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.