InVision vs Metabase

InVision and Metabase both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Metabase (rank #165) holds a modest lead over InVision (rank #430) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (51 vs 40). 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), Metabase is slightly ahead of InVision. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Metabase is clearly ahead of InVision. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Metabase is slightly ahead of InVision. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Metabase is clearly ahead of InVision.

InVision carries 1,303 GitHub stars across 114 public repos, with 0 repositories active in the last 90 days and 0 external contributors on record. Metabase shows 50,225 stars across 100 public repos, 21 active in the last 90 days and 49 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Metabase's footprint is roughly 38.5x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

InVision is worth a look for teams already invested in its stack. Metabase 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.