Duo Security vs Factorial

Duo Security and Factorial (HR Software for small and medium companies) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Factorial (rank #237) holds a narrow lead over Duo Security (rank #278) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (48 vs 46). 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 slightly ahead of Factorial. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Duo Security is slightly ahead of Factorial. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Factorial is slightly ahead of Duo Security. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Factorial is slightly ahead of Duo Security. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Factorial is slightly ahead of Duo Security.

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. Factorial shows 117 stars across 70 public repos, 19 active in the last 90 days and 53 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Duo Security's footprint is roughly 12.6x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Duo Security is the stronger read for anyone weighting code quality. Factorial looks better where community 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.