Buffer vs Evernote

Buffer (Helping people build their business on social media since 2011) and Evernote both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Buffer (rank #455) holds a narrow lead over Evernote (rank #569) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (39 vs 35). The gap of 4 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

Buffer carries 11,181 GitHub stars across 196 public repos, with 4 repositories active in the last 90 days and 0 external contributors on record. Evernote shows 9,832 stars across 22 public repos, 1 active in the last 90 days and 0 external contributors.

Buffer is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Evernote 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.