Evernote vs pCloud Open Source

Evernote and pCloud Open Source both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Evernote (rank #569) holds a narrow lead over pCloud Open Source (rank #662) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (35 vs 32). The gap of 3 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

Evernote carries 9,832 GitHub stars across 22 public repos, with 1 repositories active in the last 90 days and 0 external contributors on record. pCloud Open Source shows 867 stars across 16 public repos, 4 active in the last 90 days and 2 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Evernote's footprint is roughly 11.3x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Evernote is the stronger read for anyone weighting education. pCloud Open Source looks better where reach 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.