edX vs Hotjar

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

Hotjar (rank #317) holds a narrow lead over edX (rank #338) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (44 vs 43). The gap of 1 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

edX carries 392 GitHub stars across 250 public repos, with 52 repositories active in the last 90 days and 22 external contributors on record. Hotjar shows 52 stars across 2 public repos, 1 active in the last 90 days and 2 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but edX's footprint is roughly 7.5x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

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