Kanboard vs Metabase

Kanboard (Kanban project management software) and Metabase both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Metabase (rank #165) holds a modest lead over Kanboard (rank #625) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (51 vs 33). The gap of 18 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

Kanboard carries 10,486 GitHub stars across 52 public repos, with 4 repositories active in the last 90 days and 13 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 4.8x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Kanboard is the stronger read for anyone weighting community. 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.