Duolingo vs Zeplin

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

Duolingo (rank #338) holds a narrow lead over Zeplin (rank #430) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (43 vs 40). The gap of 3 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

Duolingo carries 1,721 GitHub stars across 12 public repos, with 8 repositories active in the last 90 days and 11 external contributors on record. Zeplin shows 1,460 stars across 57 public repos, 8 active in the last 90 days and 4 external contributors.

Duolingo is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. Zeplin looks better where education 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.