Clio vs edX

Clio and edX (Online learning at https://edx.org, powered by the Open edX platform https://openedx.org) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

edX (rank #338) holds a modest lead over Clio (rank #625) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (43 vs 33). 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), edX is slightly ahead of Clio. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Clio is clearly ahead of edX. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), edX is slightly ahead of Clio. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), edX is clearly ahead of Clio. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), edX is slightly ahead of Clio.

Clio carries 518 GitHub stars across 19 public repos, with 4 repositories active in the last 90 days and 3 external contributors on record. edX shows 392 stars across 250 public repos, 52 active in the last 90 days and 22 external contributors.

Clio is the stronger read for anyone weighting education. edX looks better where reach 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.