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Duo Security vs Zapier

Developer ecosystem comparison across GitHub activity, SDKs, documentation, community, reach and momentum.

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

Zapier (rank #26) holds a modest lead over Duo Security (rank #278) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (64 vs 46). The gap of 18 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. Zapier shows 6,774 stars across 296 public repos, 13 active in the last 90 days and 22 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Zapier's footprint is roughly 4.6x 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. Zapier 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.

Side-by-side metrics

MetricDuo SecurityZapier
Ranking
Overall rank#278#26
Pillars
Overall4664
Code6368
Education6973
Community3037
Reach2463
Momentum5854
Builder experience00
Signals
Stars1,4776,774
Forks1,0921,358
Public repos52296
Active repos (90d)1513
External contributors622
Avg polish6679
Avg AI-readiness4343

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