Duo Security vs Paddle

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

Duo Security (rank #278) holds a narrow lead over Paddle (rank #372) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (46 vs 42). The gap of 4 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 Paddle. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Duo Security is ahead of Paddle. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Paddle is ahead of Duo Security. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Duo Security is slightly ahead of Paddle. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Duo Security is clearly ahead of Paddle.

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. Paddle shows 997 stars across 54 public repos, 22 active in the last 90 days and 6 external contributors.

Duo Security is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Paddle looks better where community 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.