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Stream vs Typeform

Developer ecosystem comparison across GitHub activity, SDKs, documentation, community, reach and momentum.

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

Typeform (rank #189) holds a narrow lead over Stream (rank #317) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (50 vs 44). The gap of 6 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. Typeform shows 590 stars across 40 public repos, 8 active in the last 90 days and 5 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Stream's footprint is roughly 60.4x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

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

Side-by-side metrics

MetricStreamTypeform
Ranking
Overall rank#317#189
Pillars
Overall4450
Code6471
Education5451
Community4925
Reach2343
Momentum8231
Builder experience00
Signals
Stars35,664590
Forks5,186254
Public repos48740
Active repos (90d)848
External contributors445
Avg polish7475
Avg AI-readiness4738

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