Kandji vs Semrush

Kandji and Semrush (We do love open source and have an opportunity to make it better from now.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Semrush (rank #317) holds a modest lead over Kandji (rank #728) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (44 vs 30). The gap of 14 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

Kandji carries 387 GitHub stars across 7 public repos, with 6 repositories active in the last 90 days and 3 external contributors on record. Semrush shows 454 stars across 11 public repos, 2 active in the last 90 days and 7 external contributors.

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