Ollama vs LlamaIndex

Ollama and LlamaIndex both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

LlamaIndex (rank #63) holds a narrow lead over Ollama (rank #122) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (59 vs 54). The gap of 5 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

Ollama carries 190,304 GitHub stars across 4 public repos, with 3 repositories active in the last 90 days and 241 external contributors on record. LlamaIndex shows 99,809 stars across 135 public repos, 48 active in the last 90 days and 241 external contributors.

Ollama is the stronger read for anyone weighting education. LlamaIndex 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.