edX vs Gainsight

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

edX (rank #338) holds a narrow lead over Gainsight (rank #536) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (43 vs 36). The gap of 7 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

edX carries 392 GitHub stars across 250 public repos, with 52 repositories active in the last 90 days and 22 external contributors on record. Gainsight shows 5 stars across 6 public repos, 3 active in the last 90 days and 3 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but edX's footprint is roughly 78.4x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

edX is the stronger read for anyone weighting code quality. Gainsight 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.