Duo Security vs Malwarebytes

Duo Security and Malwarebytes (Cyberprotection for every one.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Duo Security (rank #278) holds a modest lead over Malwarebytes (rank #536) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (46 vs 36). The gap of 10 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 Malwarebytes. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Malwarebytes is slightly ahead of Duo Security. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Duo Security is slightly ahead of Malwarebytes. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Malwarebytes is ahead of Duo Security. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Malwarebytes is slightly 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. Malwarebytes shows 38 stars across 20 public repos, 4 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 38.9x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Duo Security is the stronger read for anyone weighting code quality. Malwarebytes 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.