Stream vs Kanboard

Stream (Build scalable in-app chat, feeds, and live video with AI moderation capabilities in hours, not weeks.) and Kanboard (Kanban project management software) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Stream (rank #317) holds a modest lead over Kanboard (rank #625) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (44 vs 33). The gap of 11 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

Stream carries 35,664 GitHub stars across 487 public repos, with 84 repositories active in the last 90 days and 44 external contributors on record. Kanboard shows 10,486 stars across 52 public repos, 4 active in the last 90 days and 13 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Stream's footprint is roughly 3.4x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Stream is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Kanboard looks better where community 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.