edX vs SolarWinds

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

edX (rank #338) holds a narrow lead over SolarWinds (rank #569) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (43 vs 35). The gap of 8 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 SolarWinds. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), SolarWinds is slightly ahead of edX. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), SolarWinds is ahead of edX. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), SolarWinds is slightly ahead of edX. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), SolarWinds is 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. SolarWinds shows 1,101 stars across 104 public repos, 35 active in the last 90 days and 18 external contributors.

edX is the stronger read for anyone weighting code quality. SolarWinds looks better where momentum 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.