Duo Security vs SolarWinds

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

Duo Security (rank #278) holds a modest lead over SolarWinds (rank #569) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (46 vs 35). The gap of 11 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 SolarWinds. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Duo Security is ahead of SolarWinds. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), SolarWinds is slightly ahead of Duo Security. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), SolarWinds is ahead of Duo Security. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), SolarWinds 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. SolarWinds shows 1,101 stars across 104 public repos, 35 active in the last 90 days and 18 external contributors.

Duo Security is the stronger read for anyone weighting education. SolarWinds 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.