LiveChat vs Patreon

LiveChat (Join LiveChat Developer Program https://platform.text.com/) and Patreon both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

LiveChat (rank #141) holds a modest lead over Patreon (rank #536) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (53 vs 36). The gap of 17 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

LiveChat carries 755 GitHub stars across 168 public repos, with 24 repositories active in the last 90 days and 13 external contributors on record. Patreon shows 846 stars across 62 public repos, 0 active in the last 90 days and 2 external contributors.

LiveChat is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Patreon 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.