deepset vs Weaviate

deepset (Building enterprise search systems powered by latest NLP & open-source.) and Weaviate (Weaviate creates database software like the Weaviate vector search engine) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

deepset (rank #122) holds a narrow lead over Weaviate (rank #152) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (54 vs 52). The gap of 2 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

deepset carries 30,141 GitHub stars across 74 public repos, with 17 repositories active in the last 90 days and 171 external contributors on record. Weaviate shows 30,251 stars across 140 public repos, 32 active in the last 90 days and 51 external contributors.

deepset is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. Weaviate 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.