Stream vs Razorpay

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

Razorpay (rank #32) holds a modest lead over Stream (rank #317) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (63 vs 44). The gap of 19 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. Razorpay shows 3,812 stars across 177 public repos, 38 active in the last 90 days and 33 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Stream's footprint is roughly 9.4x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Stream is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Razorpay 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.