KAYAK vs Skyscanner

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

Skyscanner (rank #209) holds a modest lead over KAYAK (rank #485) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (49 vs 38). 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), Skyscanner is slightly ahead of KAYAK. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Skyscanner is ahead of KAYAK. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Skyscanner is ahead of KAYAK. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), KAYAK is ahead of Skyscanner. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Skyscanner is slightly ahead of KAYAK.

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. Skyscanner shows 8,167 stars across 86 public repos, 18 active in the last 90 days and 39 external contributors.

KAYAK is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. Skyscanner 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.