KAYAK vs Stripe Samples

KAYAK and Stripe Samples (Sample integrations built by Stripe.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Stripe Samples (rank #141) holds a modest lead over KAYAK (rank #485) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (53 vs 38). The gap of 15 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Stripe Samples is slightly ahead of KAYAK. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Stripe Samples is clearly ahead of KAYAK. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Stripe Samples is ahead of KAYAK. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), KAYAK is clearly ahead of Stripe Samples. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Stripe Samples is 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. Stripe Samples shows 4,227 stars across 30 public repos, 23 active in the last 90 days and 8 external contributors.

KAYAK is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. Stripe Samples 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.