Gusto vs sendinblue (now Brevo)
Developer ecosystem comparison across GitHub activity, SDKs, documentation, community, reach and momentum.
Gusto and sendinblue (now Brevo) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.
Gusto (rank #338) holds a narrow lead over sendinblue (now Brevo) (rank #372) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (43 vs 42). 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), Gusto is ahead of sendinblue (now Brevo). On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), sendinblue (now Brevo) is ahead of Gusto. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Gusto is ahead of sendinblue (now Brevo). On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), sendinblue (now Brevo) is ahead of Gusto. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Gusto is clearly ahead of sendinblue (now Brevo).
Gusto carries 781 GitHub stars across 148 public repos, with 20 repositories active in the last 90 days and 6 external contributors on record. sendinblue (now Brevo) shows 653 stars across 37 public repos, 0 active in the last 90 days and 0 external contributors.
Gusto is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. sendinblue (now Brevo) 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.
Side-by-side metrics
| Metric | Gusto | sendinblue (now Brevo) |
|---|---|---|
| Ranking | ||
| Overall rank | #338 | #372 |
| Pillars | ||
| Overall | 43 | 42 |
| Code | 60 | 47 |
| Education | 66 | 76 |
| Community | 35 | 15 |
| Reach | 19 | 31 |
| Momentum | 33 | 0 |
| Builder experience | 0 | 0 |
| Signals | ||
| Stars | 781 | 653 |
| Forks | 217 | 328 |
| Public repos | 148 | 37 |
| Active repos (90d) | 20 | 0 |
| External contributors | 6 | 0 |
| Avg polish | 53 | 42 |
| Avg AI-readiness | 48 | 40 |