edX vs Remote

edX (Online learning at https://edx.org, powered by the Open edX platform https://openedx.org) and Remote (Remote helps with international payroll, benefits, taxes, stock options, and compliance for businesses big and small!) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Remote (rank #278) holds a narrow lead over edX (rank #338) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (46 vs 43). 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), edX is slightly ahead of Remote. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Remote is clearly ahead of edX. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Remote is ahead of edX. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), edX is ahead of Remote. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), edX is slightly ahead of Remote.

edX carries 392 GitHub stars across 250 public repos, with 52 repositories active in the last 90 days and 22 external contributors on record. Remote shows 811 stars across 51 public repos, 17 active in the last 90 days and 21 external contributors.

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