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edX vs pCloud Open Source

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 pCloud Open Source both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

edX (rank #338) holds a modest lead over pCloud Open Source (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 pCloud Open Source. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), pCloud Open Source is clearly ahead of edX. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), pCloud Open Source is slightly ahead of edX. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), pCloud Open Source is clearly ahead of edX. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), edX is clearly ahead of pCloud Open Source.

edX carries 392 GitHub stars across 250 public repos, with 52 repositories active in the last 90 days and 22 external contributors on record. pCloud Open Source shows 867 stars across 16 public repos, 4 active in the last 90 days and 2 external contributors.

edX is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. pCloud Open Source looks better where reach 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

MetricedXpCloud Open Source
Ranking
Overall rank#338#662
Pillars
Overall4332
Code5839
Education4364
Community2227
Reach3355
Momentum4812
Builder experience00
Signals
Stars392867
Forks376285
Public repos25016
Active repos (90d)524
External contributors222
Avg polish5839
Avg AI-readiness3737

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