Dialpad vs Duo Security

Dialpad and Duo Security both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Duo Security (rank #278) holds a narrow lead over Dialpad (rank #317) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (46 vs 44). 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), Duo Security is ahead of Dialpad. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Dialpad is slightly ahead of Duo Security. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Duo Security is ahead of Dialpad. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Dialpad is clearly ahead of Duo Security. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Duo Security is clearly ahead of Dialpad.

Dialpad carries 111 GitHub stars across 25 public repos, with 5 repositories active in the last 90 days and 19 external contributors on record. Duo Security shows 1,477 stars across 52 public repos, 15 active in the last 90 days and 6 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Duo Security's footprint is roughly 13.3x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Dialpad is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. Duo Security 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.