edX vs Thomson Reuters

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

edX (rank #338) holds a modest lead over Thomson Reuters (rank #625) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (43 vs 33). The gap of 10 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 Thomson Reuters. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Thomson Reuters is clearly ahead of edX. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), edX is slightly ahead of Thomson Reuters. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Thomson Reuters is ahead of edX. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), edX is clearly ahead of Thomson Reuters.

edX carries 392 GitHub stars across 250 public repos, with 52 repositories active in the last 90 days and 22 external contributors on record. Thomson Reuters shows 436 stars across 143 public repos, 8 active in the last 90 days and 0 external contributors.

edX is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Thomson Reuters 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.