KAYAK vs OpenCart

KAYAK and OpenCart (PHP based open source ecommerce platform) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

OpenCart (rank #401) holds a narrow lead over KAYAK (rank #485) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (41 vs 38). The gap of 3 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

KAYAK carries 3,186 GitHub stars across 72 public repos, with 4 repositories active in the last 90 days and 1 external contributors on record. OpenCart shows 8,157 stars across 2 public repos, 1 active in the last 90 days and 26 external contributors.

KAYAK is the stronger read for anyone weighting code quality. OpenCart looks better where community 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.