edX vs SoundCloud

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

edX (rank #338) holds a narrow lead over SoundCloud (rank #536) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (43 vs 36). The gap of 7 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

edX carries 392 GitHub stars across 250 public repos, with 52 repositories active in the last 90 days and 22 external contributors on record. SoundCloud shows 8,606 stars across 56 public repos, 17 active in the last 90 days and 4 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but SoundCloud's footprint is roughly 22.0x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

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