Malwarebytes vs Patreon

Malwarebytes (Cyberprotection for every one.) and Patreon both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Malwarebytes and Patreon sit at essentially the same overall ecosystem score (36), which is unusual and worth reading through the pillars below.

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

Malwarebytes carries 38 GitHub stars across 20 public repos, with 4 repositories active in the last 90 days and 3 external contributors on record. Patreon shows 846 stars across 62 public repos, 0 active in the last 90 days and 2 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Patreon's footprint is roughly 22.3x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Malwarebytes 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.