Hashnode vs Patreon

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

Patreon (rank #536) holds a narrow lead over Hashnode (rank #625) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (36 vs 33). The gap of 3 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. Patreon shows 846 stars across 62 public repos, 0 active in the last 90 days and 2 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Hashnode's footprint is roughly 8.1x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Hashnode is the stronger read for anyone weighting community. 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.