Duo Security vs Hashnode

Duo Security and Hashnode (Everything you need to start blogging as a developer!) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Duo Security (rank #278) holds a modest lead over Hashnode (rank #625) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (46 vs 33). The gap of 13 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 Hashnode. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Duo Security is ahead of Hashnode. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Hashnode is slightly ahead of Duo Security. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Hashnode is slightly ahead of Duo Security. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Duo Security is clearly ahead of Hashnode.

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. Hashnode shows 6,853 stars across 26 public repos, 3 active in the last 90 days and 3 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Hashnode's footprint is roughly 4.6x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Duo Security is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Hashnode 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.