Factorial vs Increase

Factorial (HR Software for small and medium companies) and Increase (Build your bank) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Increase (rank #55) holds a modest lead over Factorial (rank #237) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (60 vs 48). The gap of 12 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

Factorial carries 117 GitHub stars across 70 public repos, with 19 repositories active in the last 90 days and 53 external contributors on record. Increase shows 45 stars across 12 public repos, 11 active in the last 90 days and 5 external contributors.

Factorial is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Increase 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.