Getty Images vs Starling Bank

Getty Images and Starling Bank both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Starling Bank (rank #625) holds a narrow lead over Getty Images (rank #696) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (33 vs 31). The gap of 2 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Starling Bank is slightly ahead of Getty Images. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Getty Images is slightly ahead of Starling Bank. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Getty Images is ahead of Starling Bank. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Starling Bank is clearly ahead of Getty Images. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Starling Bank 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 1 external contributors on record. Starling Bank shows 195 stars across 3 public repos, 3 active in the last 90 days and 0 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Getty Images's footprint is roughly 4.9x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Getty Images is the stronger read for anyone weighting community. Starling Bank 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.