Gusto vs ReadMe

Gusto and ReadMe (Interactive developer hubs that help users succeed with your APIs 🦉) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

ReadMe (rank #257) holds a narrow lead over Gusto (rank #338) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (47 vs 43). The gap of 4 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), ReadMe is ahead of Gusto. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), ReadMe is ahead of Gusto. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), ReadMe is slightly ahead of Gusto. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), ReadMe is slightly ahead of Gusto. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), ReadMe is 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. ReadMe shows 1,824 stars across 106 public repos, 26 active in the last 90 days and 21 external contributors.

Gusto is worth a look for teams already invested in its stack. ReadMe looks better where code quality 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.