Okta, Inc vs Paddle

Okta, Inc and Paddle both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Okta, Inc (rank #73) holds a modest lead over Paddle (rank #372) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (58 vs 42). The gap of 16 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

Okta, Inc carries 6,250 GitHub stars across 88 public repos, with 44 repositories active in the last 90 days and 52 external contributors on record. Paddle shows 997 stars across 54 public repos, 22 active in the last 90 days and 6 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Okta, Inc's footprint is roughly 6.3x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Okta, Inc is the stronger read for anyone weighting education. Paddle makes more sense for teams already using its adjacent tools. The table below breaks the scores down pillar by pillar; the linked profiles cover the underlying repos, docs and community signals in full.