Gusto vs Malwarebytes

Gusto and Malwarebytes (Cyberprotection for every one.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Gusto (rank #338) holds a narrow lead over Malwarebytes (rank #536) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (43 vs 36). The gap of 7 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

Gusto carries 781 GitHub stars across 148 public repos, with 20 repositories active in the last 90 days and 6 external contributors on record. Malwarebytes shows 38 stars across 20 public repos, 4 active in the last 90 days and 3 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Gusto's footprint is roughly 20.6x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Gusto is the stronger read for anyone weighting community. Malwarebytes 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.