Hashnode vs KAYAK

Hashnode (Everything you need to start blogging as a developer!) and KAYAK both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

KAYAK (rank #485) holds a narrow lead over Hashnode (rank #625) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (38 vs 33). The gap of 5 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

Hashnode carries 6,853 GitHub stars across 26 public repos, with 3 repositories active in the last 90 days and 3 external contributors on record. KAYAK shows 3,186 stars across 72 public repos, 4 active in the last 90 days and 1 external contributors.

Hashnode is the stronger read for anyone weighting community. KAYAK 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.