edX vs Metabase

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

Metabase (rank #165) holds a narrow lead over edX (rank #338) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (51 vs 43). The gap of 8 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 Metabase. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Metabase is clearly ahead of edX. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Metabase is ahead of edX. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Metabase is slightly ahead of edX. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Metabase is 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. Metabase shows 50,225 stars across 100 public repos, 21 active in the last 90 days and 49 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Metabase's footprint is roughly 128.1x 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. Metabase 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.