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Jamf vs Orca Security

Developer ecosystem comparison across GitHub activity, SDKs, documentation, community, reach and momentum.

Jamf and Orca Security both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Jamf (rank #430) holds a narrow lead over Orca Security (rank #569) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (40 vs 35). The gap of 5 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Orca Security is slightly ahead of Jamf. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Jamf is ahead of Orca Security. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Jamf is slightly ahead of Orca Security. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Jamf is clearly ahead of Orca Security. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Jamf is slightly ahead of Orca Security.

Jamf carries 7,946 GitHub stars across 114 public repos, with 20 repositories active in the last 90 days and 5 external contributors on record. Orca Security shows 230 stars across 35 public repos, 17 active in the last 90 days and 12 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Jamf's footprint is roughly 34.5x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Jamf is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. Orca Security looks better where code quality 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

MetricJamfOrca Security
Ranking
Overall rank#430#569
Pillars
Overall4035
Code3340
Education6857
Community4137
Reach4421
Momentum6159
Builder experience00
Signals
Stars7,946230
Forks1,54773
Public repos11435
Active repos (90d)2017
External contributors512
Avg polish4541
Avg AI-readiness2123

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