Duo Security vs Intercom

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

Intercom (rank #82) holds a modest lead over Duo Security (rank #278) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (57 vs 46). The gap of 11 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 Intercom. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Duo Security is ahead of Intercom. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Intercom is ahead of Duo Security. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Intercom is clearly ahead of Duo Security. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Intercom is 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. Intercom shows 3,761 stars across 190 public repos, 56 active in the last 90 days and 16 external contributors.

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