Duo Security vs Semrush

Duo Security and Semrush (We do love open source and have an opportunity to make it better from now.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Duo Security (rank #278) holds a narrow lead over Semrush (rank #317) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (46 vs 44). The gap of 2 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 Semrush. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Duo Security is slightly ahead of Semrush. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Semrush is slightly ahead of Duo Security. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Semrush is ahead of Duo Security. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Duo Security is clearly ahead of Semrush.

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. Semrush shows 454 stars across 11 public repos, 2 active in the last 90 days and 7 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Duo Security's footprint is roughly 3.3x 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. Semrush 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.