Malwarebytes vs Stripe Samples

Malwarebytes (Cyberprotection for every one.) and Stripe Samples (Sample integrations built by Stripe.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Stripe Samples (rank #141) holds a modest lead over Malwarebytes (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), Stripe Samples is ahead of Malwarebytes. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Stripe Samples is ahead of Malwarebytes. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Stripe Samples is clearly ahead of Malwarebytes. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Malwarebytes is clearly ahead of Stripe Samples. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Malwarebytes is ahead of Stripe Samples.

Malwarebytes carries 38 GitHub stars across 20 public repos, with 4 repositories active in the last 90 days and 3 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. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Stripe Samples's footprint is roughly 111.2x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Malwarebytes is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. Stripe Samples looks better where community 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.