Duo Security vs Dropbox Sign

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

Duo Security (rank #278) holds a narrow lead over Dropbox Sign (rank #430) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (46 vs 40). The gap of 6 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 Dropbox Sign. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Dropbox Sign is slightly ahead of Duo Security. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Duo Security is ahead of Dropbox Sign. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Dropbox Sign is slightly ahead of Duo Security. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Duo Security is clearly ahead of Dropbox Sign.

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. Dropbox Sign shows 434 stars across 36 public repos, 9 active in the last 90 days and 3 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Duo Security's footprint is roughly 3.4x 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. Dropbox Sign 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.