Async Video Messaging for Work
Loom vs Skyscanner
Developer ecosystem comparison across GitHub activity, SDKs, documentation, community, reach and momentum.
Loom (Async Video Messaging for Work) and Skyscanner both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.
Skyscanner (rank #209) holds a modest lead over Loom (rank #693) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (49 vs 31). The gap of 18 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.
On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Skyscanner is clearly ahead of Loom. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Skyscanner is ahead of Loom. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Skyscanner is clearly ahead of Loom. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Skyscanner is clearly ahead of Loom. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Skyscanner is ahead of Loom.
Loom carries 50 GitHub stars across 32 public repos, with 5 repositories active in the last 90 days and 1 external contributors on record. Skyscanner shows 8,167 stars across 86 public repos, 18 active in the last 90 days and 39 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Skyscanner's footprint is roughly 163.3x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.
Loom is worth a look for teams already invested in its stack. Skyscanner looks better where code quality 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 | Loom | Skyscanner |
|---|---|---|
| Ranking | ||
| Overall rank | #693 | #209 |
| Pillars | ||
| Overall | 31 | 49 |
| Code | 37 | 67 |
| Education | 52 | 72 |
| Community | 11 | 40 |
| Reach | 3 | 32 |
| Momentum | 30 | 41 |
| Builder experience | 0 | 0 |
| Signals | ||
| Stars | 50 | 8,167 |
| Forks | 13 | 1,526 |
| Public repos | 32 | 86 |
| Active repos (90d) | 5 | 18 |
| External contributors | 1 | 39 |
| Avg polish | 32 | 74 |
| Avg AI-readiness | 34 | 47 |