Duo Security vs Zammad

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

Zammad (rank #152) holds a narrow lead over Duo Security (rank #278) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (52 vs 46). The gap of 6 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. Zammad shows 6,394 stars across 11 public repos, 9 active in the last 90 days and 27 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Zammad's footprint is roughly 4.3x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Duo Security is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. Zammad 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.