Duo Security vs KAYAK

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

Duo Security (rank #278) holds a narrow lead over KAYAK (rank #485) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (46 vs 38). The gap of 8 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 KAYAK. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Duo Security is ahead of KAYAK. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), KAYAK is ahead of Duo Security. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Duo Security is clearly ahead of KAYAK.

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. KAYAK shows 3,186 stars across 72 public repos, 4 active in the last 90 days and 1 external contributors.

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