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edX vs Workable

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 Workable both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

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

edX carries 392 GitHub stars across 250 public repos, with 52 repositories active in the last 90 days and 22 external contributors on record. Workable shows 785 stars across 96 public repos, 5 active in the last 90 days and 5 external contributors.

edX is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Workable 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

MetricedXWorkable
Ranking
Overall rank#338#569
Pillars
Overall4335
Code5851
Education4356
Community2224
Reach3341
Momentum4830
Builder experience00
Signals
Stars392785
Forks376135
Public repos25096
Active repos (90d)525
External contributors225
Avg polish5846
Avg AI-readiness3749

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