Duo Security vs LinkedIn

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

Duo Security (rank #278) holds a narrow lead over LinkedIn (rank #338) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (46 vs 43). The gap of 3 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Duo Security is ahead of LinkedIn. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), LinkedIn is ahead of Duo Security. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), LinkedIn is clearly ahead of Duo Security. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Duo Security is clearly ahead of LinkedIn.

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. LinkedIn shows 77,785 stars across 137 public repos, 28 active in the last 90 days and 52 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but LinkedIn's footprint is roughly 52.7x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

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