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edX vs Unbounce

Developer ecosystem comparison across GitHub activity, SDKs, documentation, community, reach and momentum.

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

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

edX carries 392 GitHub stars across 250 public repos, with 52 repositories active in the last 90 days and 22 external contributors on record. Unbounce shows 179 stars across 35 public repos, 6 active in the last 90 days and 3 external contributors.

edX is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Unbounce 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.

Side-by-side metrics

MetricedXUnbounce
Ranking
Overall rank#338#569
Pillars
Overall4335
Code5851
Education4368
Community2214
Reach3337
Momentum4825
Builder experience00
Signals
Stars392179
Forks37639
Public repos25035
Active repos (90d)526
External contributors223
Avg polish5850
Avg AI-readiness3728

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