Klarna vs Stripe Samples
Developer ecosystem comparison across GitHub activity, SDKs, documentation, community, reach and momentum.
Klarna and Stripe Samples (Sample integrations built by Stripe.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.
Stripe Samples (rank #141) holds a narrow lead over Klarna (rank #257) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (53 vs 47). 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), Stripe Samples is ahead of Klarna. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Stripe Samples is ahead of Klarna. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Stripe Samples is ahead of Klarna. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Klarna is clearly ahead of Stripe Samples. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Stripe Samples is clearly 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. Stripe Samples shows 4,227 stars across 30 public repos, 23 active in the last 90 days and 8 external contributors.
Klarna is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. Stripe Samples looks better where momentum 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.
Side-by-side metrics
| Metric | Klarna | Stripe Samples |
|---|---|---|
| Ranking | ||
| Overall rank | #257 | #141 |
| Pillars | ||
| Overall | 47 | 53 |
| Code | 57 | 66 |
| Education | 76 | 85 |
| Community | 31 | 47 |
| Reach | 64 | 8 |
| Momentum | 16 | 52 |
| Builder experience | 0 | 0 |
| Signals | ||
| Stars | 2,965 | 4,227 |
| Forks | 737 | 2,301 |
| Public repos | 139 | 30 |
| Active repos (90d) | 8 | 23 |
| External contributors | 2 | 8 |
| Avg polish | 53 | 76 |
| Avg AI-readiness | 38 | 34 |