Kandji vs Patreon

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

Patreon (rank #536) holds a narrow lead over Kandji (rank #728) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (36 vs 30). The gap of 6 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

Kandji carries 387 GitHub stars across 7 public repos, with 6 repositories active in the last 90 days and 3 external contributors on record. Patreon shows 846 stars across 62 public repos, 0 active in the last 90 days and 2 external contributors.

Kandji is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Patreon looks better where reach 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.