Deezer vs sendinblue (now Brevo)

Deezer and sendinblue (now Brevo) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

sendinblue (now Brevo) (rank #372) holds a narrow lead over Deezer (rank #536) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (42 vs 36). The gap of 6 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. sendinblue (now Brevo) shows 653 stars across 37 public repos, 0 active in the last 90 days and 0 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Deezer's footprint is roughly 45.7x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Deezer is the stronger read for anyone weighting community. sendinblue (now Brevo) 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.