KAYAK vs Qualtrics

KAYAK and Qualtrics both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

KAYAK (rank #485) holds a narrow lead over Qualtrics (rank #693) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (38 vs 31). The gap of 7 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. Qualtrics shows 20 stars across 20 public repos, 7 active in the last 90 days and 3 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but KAYAK's footprint is roughly 159.3x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

KAYAK is the stronger read for anyone weighting code quality. Qualtrics 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.