Dropbox Sign vs Klarna
Developer ecosystem comparison across GitHub activity, SDKs, documentation, community, reach and momentum.
Dropbox Sign and Klarna both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.
Klarna (rank #257) holds a narrow lead over Dropbox Sign (rank #430) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (47 vs 40). The gap of 7 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.
On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Dropbox Sign is slightly ahead of Klarna. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Klarna is slightly ahead of Dropbox Sign. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Klarna is ahead of Dropbox Sign. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Klarna is clearly ahead of Dropbox Sign. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Dropbox Sign is slightly ahead of Klarna.
Dropbox Sign carries 434 GitHub stars across 36 public repos, with 9 repositories active in the last 90 days and 3 external contributors on record. Klarna shows 2,965 stars across 139 public repos, 8 active in the last 90 days and 2 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Klarna's footprint is roughly 6.8x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.
Dropbox Sign is the stronger read for anyone weighting code quality. Klarna 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 | Dropbox Sign | Klarna |
|---|---|---|
| Ranking | ||
| Overall rank | #430 | #257 |
| Pillars | ||
| Overall | 40 | 47 |
| Code | 61 | 57 |
| Education | 75 | 76 |
| Community | 20 | 31 |
| Reach | 31 | 64 |
| Momentum | 19 | 16 |
| Builder experience | 0 | 0 |
| Signals | ||
| Stars | 434 | 2,965 |
| Forks | 326 | 737 |
| Public repos | 36 | 139 |
| Active repos (90d) | 9 | 8 |
| External contributors | 3 | 2 |
| Avg polish | 59 | 53 |
| Avg AI-readiness | 47 | 38 |