CrowdStrike vs pCloud Open Source

CrowdStrike and pCloud Open Source both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

CrowdStrike (rank #55) holds a meaningful lead over pCloud Open Source (rank #662) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (60 vs 32). The gap of 28 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. pCloud Open Source shows 867 stars across 16 public repos, 4 active in the last 90 days and 2 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but CrowdStrike's footprint is roughly 6.9x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

CrowdStrike is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. pCloud Open Source 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.