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edX vs Kandji

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 Kandji both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

edX (rank #338) holds a modest lead over Kandji (rank #728) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (43 vs 30). The gap of 13 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 Kandji. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Kandji is slightly ahead of edX. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Kandji is slightly ahead of edX. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), edX is slightly ahead of Kandji.

edX carries 392 GitHub stars across 250 public repos, with 52 repositories active in the last 90 days and 22 external contributors on record. Kandji shows 387 stars across 7 public repos, 6 active in the last 90 days and 3 external contributors.

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

Side-by-side metrics

MetricedXKandji
Ranking
Overall rank#338#728
Pillars
Overall4330
Code5844
Education4344
Community2226
Reach3330
Momentum4848
Builder experience00
Signals
Stars392387
Forks37656
Public repos2507
Active repos (90d)526
External contributors223
Avg polish5846
Avg AI-readiness3729

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