Klarna vs Sage

Klarna and Sage both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Klarna (rank #257) holds a modest lead over Sage (rank #625) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (47 vs 33). The gap of 14 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. Sage shows 2,180 stars across 122 public repos, 6 active in the last 90 days and 22 external contributors.

Klarna is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. Sage 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.