Duo Security vs Onfido

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

Duo Security (rank #278) holds a narrow lead over Onfido (rank #401) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (46 vs 41). The gap of 5 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. Onfido shows 1,268 stars across 85 public repos, 14 active in the last 90 days and 3 external contributors.

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