Klarna vs OpenCart

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

Klarna (rank #257) holds a narrow lead over OpenCart (rank #401) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (47 vs 41). The gap of 6 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

Klarna carries 2,965 GitHub stars across 139 public repos, with 8 repositories active in the last 90 days and 2 external contributors on record. OpenCart shows 8,157 stars across 2 public repos, 1 active in the last 90 days and 26 external contributors.

Klarna is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. 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.