edX vs Moodle Development

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

edX (rank #338) holds a modest lead over Moodle Development (rank #602) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (43 vs 34). The gap of 9 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 Moodle Development. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Moodle Development is slightly ahead of edX. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Moodle Development is ahead of edX. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), edX is slightly ahead of Moodle Development. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), edX is clearly ahead of Moodle Development.

edX carries 392 GitHub stars across 250 public repos, with 52 repositories active in the last 90 days and 22 external contributors on record. Moodle Development shows 7,353 stars across 15 public repos, 4 active in the last 90 days and 25 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Moodle Development's footprint is roughly 18.8x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

edX is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Moodle Development 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.