Kandji vs Onfido

Kandji and Onfido both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Onfido (rank #401) holds a modest lead over Kandji (rank #728) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (41 vs 30). The gap of 11 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

Kandji carries 387 GitHub stars across 7 public repos, with 6 repositories active in the last 90 days and 3 external contributors on record. Onfido shows 1,268 stars across 85 public repos, 14 active in the last 90 days and 3 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Onfido's footprint is roughly 3.3x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Kandji is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Onfido 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.