edX vs Shopware

edX (Online learning at https://edx.org, powered by the Open edX platform https://openedx.org) and Shopware (Shopware 6 is an open commerce platform based on Symfony Framework and Vue and supported by a worldwide community and more than 2.500 community extensions) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Shopware (rank #317) holds a narrow lead over edX (rank #338) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (44 vs 43). The gap of 1 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 Shopware. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Shopware is clearly ahead of edX. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Shopware is clearly ahead of edX. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), edX is ahead of Shopware. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Shopware is slightly ahead of edX.

edX carries 392 GitHub stars across 250 public repos, with 52 repositories active in the last 90 days and 22 external contributors on record. Shopware shows 4,897 stars across 88 public repos, 60 active in the last 90 days and 102 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Shopware's footprint is roughly 12.5x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

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