DataCamp vs Duolingo

DataCamp and Duolingo both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Duolingo (rank #338) holds a narrow lead over DataCamp (rank #372) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (43 vs 42). The gap of 1 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), DataCamp is ahead of Duolingo. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Duolingo is ahead of DataCamp. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Duolingo is slightly ahead of DataCamp. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Duolingo is clearly ahead of DataCamp.

DataCamp carries 5,838 GitHub stars across 180 public repos, with 3 repositories active in the last 90 days and 0 external contributors on record. Duolingo shows 1,721 stars across 12 public repos, 8 active in the last 90 days and 11 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but DataCamp's footprint is roughly 3.4x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

DataCamp is the stronger read for anyone weighting education. Duolingo 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.