Stream vs Pinterest

Stream (Build scalable in-app chat, feeds, and live video with AI moderation capabilities in hours, not weeks.) and Pinterest (Pinterest's Open Source Projects) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Stream (rank #317) holds a narrow lead over Pinterest (rank #430) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (44 vs 40). The gap of 4 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. Pinterest shows 30,737 stars across 98 public repos, 37 active in the last 90 days and 22 external contributors.

Stream is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Pinterest looks better where code quality 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.