Duo Security vs Zendesk

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

Zendesk (rank #165) holds a narrow lead over Duo Security (rank #278) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (51 vs 46). The gap of 5 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 Zendesk. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Duo Security is ahead of Zendesk. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Zendesk is ahead of Duo Security. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Zendesk is ahead of Duo Security. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Duo Security is slightly ahead of Zendesk.

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. Zendesk shows 12,427 stars across 891 public repos, 87 active in the last 90 days and 10 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Zendesk's footprint is roughly 8.4x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

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