GoCardless vs OpenCart

GoCardless and OpenCart (PHP based open source ecommerce platform) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

GoCardless (rank #372) holds a narrow lead over OpenCart (rank #401) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (42 vs 41). The gap of 1 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

GoCardless carries 6,977 GitHub stars across 161 public repos, with 19 repositories active in the last 90 days and 3 external contributors on record. OpenCart shows 8,157 stars across 2 public repos, 1 active in the last 90 days and 26 external contributors.

GoCardless is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. OpenCart 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.