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edX vs Flexport

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

edX (Online learning at https://edx.org, powered by the Open edX platform https://openedx.org) and Flexport (We're fixing the user experience in global trade. Join us!) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

edX (rank #338) holds a modest lead over Flexport (rank #625) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (43 vs 33). The gap of 10 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 Flexport. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Flexport is clearly ahead of edX. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), edX is slightly ahead of Flexport. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Flexport is clearly ahead of edX. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), edX is clearly ahead of Flexport.

edX carries 392 GitHub stars across 250 public repos, with 52 repositories active in the last 90 days and 22 external contributors on record. Flexport shows 145 stars across 69 public repos, 4 active in the last 90 days and 2 external contributors.

edX is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Flexport 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.

Side-by-side metrics

MetricedXFlexport
Ranking
Overall rank#338#625
Pillars
Overall4333
Code5844
Education4368
Community2215
Reach3355
Momentum488
Builder experience00
Signals
Stars392145
Forks37671
Public repos25069
Active repos (90d)524
External contributors222
Avg polish5832
Avg AI-readiness3739

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