edX vs Pendo

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

edX (rank #338) holds a modest lead over Pendo (rank #625) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (43 vs 33). The gap of 10 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

edX carries 392 GitHub stars across 250 public repos, with 52 repositories active in the last 90 days and 22 external contributors on record. Pendo shows 267 stars across 134 public repos, 18 active in the last 90 days and 6 external contributors.

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