Klarna vs pCloud Open Source

Klarna and pCloud Open Source both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Klarna (rank #257) holds a modest lead over pCloud Open Source (rank #662) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (47 vs 32). 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), Klarna is ahead of pCloud Open Source. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Klarna is ahead of pCloud Open Source. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Klarna is slightly ahead of pCloud Open Source. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Klarna is ahead of pCloud Open Source. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Klarna is slightly ahead of pCloud Open Source.

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. pCloud Open Source shows 867 stars across 16 public repos, 4 active in the last 90 days and 2 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Klarna's footprint is roughly 3.4x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Klarna is the stronger read for anyone weighting code quality. pCloud Open Source makes more sense for teams already using its adjacent tools. The table below breaks the scores down pillar by pillar; the linked profiles cover the underlying repos, docs and community signals in full.