edX vs Evernote

edX (Online learning at https://edx.org, powered by the Open edX platform https://openedx.org) and Evernote both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

edX (rank #338) holds a narrow lead over Evernote (rank #569) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (43 vs 35). The gap of 8 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

edX carries 392 GitHub stars across 250 public repos, with 52 repositories active in the last 90 days and 22 external contributors on record. Evernote shows 9,832 stars across 22 public repos, 1 active in the last 90 days and 0 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Evernote's footprint is roughly 25.1x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

edX is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Evernote looks better where education 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.