edX vs Pinterest

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

edX (rank #338) holds a narrow lead over Pinterest (rank #430) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (43 vs 40). The gap of 3 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

edX carries 392 GitHub stars across 250 public repos, with 52 repositories active in the last 90 days and 22 external contributors on record. Pinterest shows 30,737 stars across 98 public repos, 37 active in the last 90 days and 22 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Pinterest's footprint is roughly 78.4x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

edX is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. Pinterest 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.