Deezer vs ReadMe

Deezer and ReadMe (Interactive developer hubs that help users succeed with your APIs 🦉) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

ReadMe (rank #257) holds a modest lead over Deezer (rank #536) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (47 vs 36). 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), ReadMe is clearly ahead of Deezer. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Deezer is ahead of ReadMe. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), ReadMe is ahead of Deezer. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), ReadMe is clearly ahead of Deezer.

Deezer carries 29,854 GitHub stars across 99 public repos, with 5 repositories active in the last 90 days and 2 external contributors on record. ReadMe shows 1,824 stars across 106 public repos, 26 active in the last 90 days and 21 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Deezer's footprint is roughly 16.4x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Deezer is the stronger read for anyone weighting community. ReadMe 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.