edX vs Kajabi

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

edX (rank #338) holds a modest lead over Kajabi (rank #662) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (43 vs 32). The gap of 11 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 Kajabi. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Kajabi is slightly ahead of edX. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), edX is slightly ahead of Kajabi. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), edX is clearly ahead of Kajabi. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), edX is slightly ahead of Kajabi.

edX carries 392 GitHub stars across 250 public repos, with 52 repositories active in the last 90 days and 22 external contributors on record. Kajabi shows 99 stars across 103 public repos, 8 active in the last 90 days and 11 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but edX's footprint is roughly 4.0x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

edX is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. Kajabi 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.