Hashnode vs Semrush

Hashnode (Everything you need to start blogging as a developer!) and Semrush (We do love open source and have an opportunity to make it better from now.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Semrush (rank #317) holds a modest lead over Hashnode (rank #625) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (44 vs 33). The gap of 11 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Hashnode is slightly ahead of Semrush. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Semrush is ahead of Hashnode. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Hashnode is slightly ahead of Semrush. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Semrush is slightly ahead of Hashnode. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Semrush 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. Semrush shows 454 stars across 11 public repos, 2 active in the last 90 days and 7 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Hashnode's footprint is roughly 15.1x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Hashnode is the stronger read for anyone weighting code quality. Semrush 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.