Gusto vs Patreon

Gusto and Patreon both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Gusto (rank #338) holds a narrow lead over Patreon (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 Patreon. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Gusto is slightly ahead of Patreon. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Gusto is ahead of Patreon. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Patreon is clearly ahead of Gusto. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Gusto is clearly ahead of Patreon.

Gusto carries 781 GitHub stars across 148 public repos, with 20 repositories active in the last 90 days and 6 external contributors on record. Patreon shows 846 stars across 62 public repos, 0 active in the last 90 days and 2 external contributors.

Gusto is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Patreon 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.