Metabase vs Zammad

Metabase and Zammad both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Zammad (rank #152) holds a narrow lead over Metabase (rank #165) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (52 vs 51). The gap of 1 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. Zammad shows 6,394 stars across 11 public repos, 9 active in the last 90 days and 27 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Metabase's footprint is roughly 7.9x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Metabase is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. Zammad 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.