Kanboard vs Orca Security

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

Orca Security (rank #568) holds a narrow lead over Kanboard (rank #625) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (35 vs 33). The gap of 2 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Kanboard is ahead of Orca Security. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Kanboard is clearly ahead of Orca Security. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Orca Security is ahead of Kanboard. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Orca Security 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. 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 Kanboard's footprint is roughly 45.6x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Kanboard is the stronger read for anyone weighting community. Orca Security 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.