Loom vs Typeform

Loom (Async Video Messaging for Work) and Typeform both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Typeform (rank #189) holds a modest lead over Loom (rank #693) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (50 vs 31). The gap of 19 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Typeform is clearly ahead of Loom. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Loom is slightly ahead of Typeform. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Typeform is ahead of Loom. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Typeform is clearly ahead of Loom. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Typeform is slightly 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. Typeform shows 590 stars across 40 public repos, 8 active in the last 90 days and 5 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Typeform's footprint is roughly 11.8x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Loom is the stronger read for anyone weighting education. Typeform 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.