CrowdStrike vs Palo Alto Networks

CrowdStrike and Palo Alto Networks (We ensure each day is safer and more secure than the one before.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

CrowdStrike (rank #55) holds a narrow lead over Palo Alto Networks (rank #93) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (60 vs 56). 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), Palo Alto Networks is ahead of CrowdStrike. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), CrowdStrike is ahead of Palo Alto Networks. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), CrowdStrike is slightly ahead of Palo Alto Networks. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Palo Alto Networks is slightly ahead of CrowdStrike. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), CrowdStrike is slightly ahead of Palo Alto Networks.

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. Palo Alto Networks shows 6,403 stars across 525 public repos, 66 active in the last 90 days and 13 external contributors.

CrowdStrike is the stronger read for anyone weighting education. Palo Alto Networks 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.