Stream vs Malwarebytes

Stream (Build scalable in-app chat, feeds, and live video with AI moderation capabilities in hours, not weeks.) and Malwarebytes (Cyberprotection for every one.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Stream (rank #317) holds a narrow lead over Malwarebytes (rank #536) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (44 vs 36). 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), Stream is ahead of Malwarebytes. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Malwarebytes is ahead of Stream. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Stream is clearly ahead of Malwarebytes. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Malwarebytes is ahead of Stream. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Stream is ahead of Malwarebytes.

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. Malwarebytes shows 38 stars across 20 public repos, 4 active in the last 90 days and 3 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Stream's footprint is roughly 938.5x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Stream is the stronger read for anyone weighting community. Malwarebytes 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.