Klarna vs SmartRecruiters

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

Klarna (rank #257) holds a narrow lead over SmartRecruiters (rank #430) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (47 vs 40). The gap of 7 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 SmartRecruiters. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Klarna is ahead of SmartRecruiters. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Klarna is ahead of SmartRecruiters. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), SmartRecruiters is ahead of Klarna. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Klarna is ahead of SmartRecruiters.

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. SmartRecruiters shows 119 stars across 25 public repos, 3 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 24.9x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Klarna is the stronger read for anyone weighting community. SmartRecruiters looks better where reach 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.