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Cursor vs Mendable AI is now Firecrawl

Developer ecosystem comparison across GitHub activity, SDKs, documentation, community, reach and momentum.

Cursor and Mendable AI is now Firecrawl (New Repo - https://github.com/firecrawl) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Cursor (rank #430) holds a modest lead over Mendable AI is now Firecrawl (rank #763) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (40 vs 29). The gap of 11 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

Cursor carries 44,397 GitHub stars across 8 public repos, with 5 repositories active in the last 90 days and 41 external contributors on record. Mendable AI is now Firecrawl shows 0 stars across 0 public repos, 0 active in the last 90 days and 0 external contributors.

Cursor is the stronger read for anyone weighting community. Mendable AI is now Firecrawl looks better where education 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.

Side-by-side metrics

MetricCursorMendable AI is now Firecrawl
Ranking
Overall rank#430#763
Pillars
Overall4029
Code260
Education4689
Community540
Reach4332
Momentum3428
Builder experience00
Signals
Stars44,3970
Forks3,7770
Public repos80
Active repos (90d)50
External contributors410
Avg polish310
Avg AI-readiness230

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