CrowdStrike vs Duo Security

CrowdStrike and Duo Security both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

CrowdStrike (rank #55) holds a modest lead over Duo Security (rank #278) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (60 vs 46). The gap of 14 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

CrowdStrike carries 5,991 GitHub stars across 267 public repos, with 74 repositories active in the last 90 days and 23 external contributors on record. Duo Security shows 1,477 stars across 52 public repos, 15 active in the last 90 days and 6 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but CrowdStrike's footprint is roughly 4.1x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

CrowdStrike is the stronger read for anyone weighting community. Duo Security looks better where code quality 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.