Duo Security vs edX

Duo Security and edX (Online learning at https://edx.org, powered by the Open edX platform https://openedx.org) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Duo Security (rank #278) holds a narrow lead over edX (rank #338) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (46 vs 43). 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), Duo Security is slightly ahead of edX. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Duo Security is clearly ahead of edX. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Duo Security is slightly ahead of edX. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), edX is ahead of Duo Security. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Duo Security is ahead of edX.

Duo Security carries 1,477 GitHub stars across 52 public repos, with 15 repositories active in the last 90 days and 6 external contributors on record. edX shows 392 stars across 250 public repos, 52 active in the last 90 days and 22 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Duo Security's footprint is roughly 3.8x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Duo Security is the stronger read for anyone weighting education. edX 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.