Getty Images vs Recurly
Developer ecosystem comparison across GitHub activity, SDKs, documentation, community, reach and momentum.
Getty Images and Recurly both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.
Recurly (rank #317) holds a modest lead over Getty Images (rank #693) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (44 vs 31). The gap of 13 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.
On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Recurly is clearly ahead of Getty Images. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Getty Images is slightly ahead of Recurly. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Recurly is ahead of Getty Images. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Getty Images is clearly ahead of Recurly. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Recurly is clearly ahead of Getty Images.
Getty Images carries 951 GitHub stars across 32 public repos, with 5 repositories active in the last 90 days and 2 external contributors on record. Recurly shows 1,564 stars across 53 public repos, 26 active in the last 90 days and 5 external contributors.
Getty Images is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. Recurly looks better where momentum 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
| Metric | Getty Images | Recurly |
|---|---|---|
| Ranking | ||
| Overall rank | #693 | #317 |
| Pillars | ||
| Overall | 31 | 44 |
| Code | 46 | 68 |
| Education | 61 | 57 |
| Community | 20 | 34 |
| Reach | 28 | 7 |
| Momentum | 15 | 64 |
| Builder experience | 0 | 0 |
| Signals | ||
| Stars | 951 | 1,564 |
| Forks | 497 | 700 |
| Public repos | 32 | 53 |
| Active repos (90d) | 5 | 26 |
| External contributors | 2 | 5 |
| Avg polish | 50 | 70 |
| Avg AI-readiness | 22 | 37 |