Iterable vs Stripe Samples

Iterable and Stripe Samples (Sample integrations built by Stripe.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Stripe Samples (rank #141) holds a modest lead over Iterable (rank #317) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (53 vs 44). 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), Stripe Samples is ahead of Iterable. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Stripe Samples is clearly ahead of Iterable. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Stripe Samples is ahead of Iterable. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Iterable is slightly ahead of Stripe Samples. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Iterable is slightly ahead of Stripe Samples.

Iterable carries 269 GitHub stars across 100 public repos, with 16 repositories active in the last 90 days and 10 external contributors on record. Stripe Samples shows 4,227 stars across 30 public repos, 23 active in the last 90 days and 8 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Stripe Samples's footprint is roughly 15.7x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Iterable is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. Stripe Samples looks better where education 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.