Jamf vs Pendo
Developer ecosystem comparison across GitHub activity, SDKs, documentation, community, reach and momentum.
Jamf and Pendo both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.
Jamf (rank #430) holds a narrow lead over Pendo (rank #625) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (40 vs 33). The gap of 7 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.
On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Jamf is slightly ahead of Pendo. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Jamf is slightly ahead of Pendo. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Pendo is slightly ahead of Jamf. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Jamf is clearly ahead of Pendo. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Jamf is clearly ahead of Pendo.
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. Pendo shows 267 stars across 134 public repos, 18 active in the last 90 days and 6 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Jamf's footprint is roughly 29.8x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.
Jamf is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Pendo looks better where community 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
| Metric | Jamf | Pendo |
|---|---|---|
| Ranking | ||
| Overall rank | #430 | #625 |
| Pillars | ||
| Overall | 40 | 33 |
| Code | 33 | 27 |
| Education | 68 | 61 |
| Community | 41 | 47 |
| Reach | 44 | 23 |
| Momentum | 61 | 31 |
| Builder experience | 0 | 0 |
| Signals | ||
| Stars | 7,946 | 267 |
| Forks | 1,547 | 88 |
| Public repos | 114 | 134 |
| Active repos (90d) | 20 | 18 |
| External contributors | 5 | 6 |
| Avg polish | 45 | 34 |
| Avg AI-readiness | 21 | 18 |