Metabase vs OpenCart

Metabase and OpenCart (PHP based open source ecommerce platform) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Metabase (rank #165) holds a modest lead over OpenCart (rank #401) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (51 vs 41). The gap of 10 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

Metabase carries 50,225 GitHub stars across 100 public repos, with 21 repositories active in the last 90 days and 49 external contributors on record. OpenCart shows 8,157 stars across 2 public repos, 1 active in the last 90 days and 26 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Metabase's footprint is roughly 6.2x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Metabase is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. OpenCart 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.