edX vs Panther Labs

edX (Online learning at https://edx.org, powered by the Open edX platform https://openedx.org) and Panther Labs (Panther's mission is to make security teams smarter and faster than attackers.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Panther Labs (rank #209) holds a narrow lead over edX (rank #338) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (49 vs 43). The gap of 6 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Panther Labs is ahead of edX. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Panther Labs is clearly ahead of edX. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Panther Labs is ahead of edX. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Panther Labs is ahead of edX. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), edX is ahead of Panther Labs.

edX carries 392 GitHub stars across 250 public repos, with 52 repositories active in the last 90 days and 22 external contributors on record. Panther Labs shows 668 stars across 25 public repos, 11 active in the last 90 days and 18 external contributors.

edX is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Panther Labs 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.