Hotjar vs SmartRecruiters

Hotjar (Product Experience Insights Tools) and SmartRecruiters both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Hotjar (rank #317) holds a narrow lead over SmartRecruiters (rank #430) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (44 vs 40). The gap of 4 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Hotjar is clearly ahead of SmartRecruiters. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Hotjar is ahead of SmartRecruiters. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), SmartRecruiters is ahead of Hotjar. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Hotjar is ahead of SmartRecruiters.

Hotjar carries 52 GitHub stars across 2 public repos, with 1 repositories active in the last 90 days and 2 external contributors on record. SmartRecruiters shows 119 stars across 25 public repos, 3 active in the last 90 days and 2 external contributors.

Hotjar is the stronger read for anyone weighting education. SmartRecruiters 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.