Google Workspace vs Stripe Samples

Google Workspace (Developer samples for Google Workspace APIs) and Stripe Samples (Sample integrations built by Stripe.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Stripe Samples (rank #141) holds a narrow lead over Google Workspace (rank #165) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (53 vs 51). 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), Google Workspace is slightly ahead of Stripe Samples. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Stripe Samples is clearly ahead of Google Workspace. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Google Workspace is slightly ahead of Stripe Samples. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Google Workspace is clearly ahead of Stripe Samples. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Google Workspace is ahead of Stripe Samples.

Google Workspace carries 48,567 GitHub stars across 57 public repos, with 18 repositories active in the last 90 days and 37 external contributors on record. Stripe Samples shows 4,227 stars across 30 public repos, 23 active in the last 90 days and 8 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Google Workspace's footprint is roughly 11.5x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Google Workspace is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. Stripe Samples looks better where education 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.