Duo Security vs GoCardless

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

Duo Security (rank #278) holds a narrow lead over GoCardless (rank #372) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (46 vs 42). The gap of 4 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 GoCardless. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Duo Security is ahead of GoCardless. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), GoCardless is slightly ahead of Duo Security. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Duo Security is ahead of GoCardless. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), GoCardless 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. GoCardless shows 6,977 stars across 161 public repos, 19 active in the last 90 days and 3 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but GoCardless's footprint is roughly 4.7x 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. GoCardless 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.