Instructure, Inc. vs SolarWinds

Instructure, Inc. and SolarWinds both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Instructure, Inc. (rank #317) holds a modest lead over SolarWinds (rank #569) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (44 vs 35). The gap of 9 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Instructure, Inc. is slightly ahead of SolarWinds. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Instructure, Inc. is ahead of SolarWinds. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), SolarWinds is ahead of Instructure, Inc.. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), SolarWinds is ahead of Instructure, Inc..

Instructure, Inc. carries 10,186 GitHub stars across 212 public repos, with 37 repositories active in the last 90 days and 29 external contributors on record. SolarWinds shows 1,101 stars across 104 public repos, 35 active in the last 90 days and 18 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Instructure, Inc.'s footprint is roughly 9.3x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Instructure, Inc. is the stronger read for anyone weighting community. SolarWinds 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.