Duo Security vs Slab

Duo Security and Slab (Making the workplace a source of learning and purpose through knowledge-sharing. We're hiring!) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Duo Security (rank #278) holds a narrow lead over Slab (rank #455) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (46 vs 39). The gap of 7 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 Slab. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Duo Security is ahead of Slab. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Slab is ahead of Duo Security. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Slab is slightly ahead of Duo Security. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Duo Security is clearly ahead of Slab.

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. Slab shows 49,433 stars across 28 public repos, 0 active in the last 90 days and 8 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Slab's footprint is roughly 33.5x 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. Slab 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.