KAYAK vs SolarWinds

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

KAYAK (rank #485) holds a narrow lead over SolarWinds (rank #569) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (38 vs 35). 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 slightly ahead of SolarWinds. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), KAYAK is ahead of SolarWinds. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), SolarWinds is slightly ahead of KAYAK. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), KAYAK is ahead of SolarWinds. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), SolarWinds is clearly 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. SolarWinds shows 1,101 stars across 104 public repos, 35 active in the last 90 days and 18 external contributors.

KAYAK is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. SolarWinds looks better where momentum 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.