Cloudbeds vs Stream

Cloudbeds and Stream (Build scalable in-app chat, feeds, and live video with AI moderation capabilities in hours, not weeks.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Stream (rank #339) holds a modest lead over Cloudbeds (rank #727) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (43 vs 30). The gap of 13 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

Cloudbeds carries 49 GitHub stars across 29 public repos, with 9 repositories active in the last 90 days and 3 external contributors on record. Stream shows 35,577 stars across 487 public repos, 90 active in the last 90 days and 42 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Stream's footprint is roughly 726.1x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Cloudbeds is the stronger read for anyone weighting education. Stream 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.