Onfido vs Patreon

Onfido and Patreon both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Onfido (rank #401) holds a narrow lead over Patreon (rank #536) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (41 vs 36). 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), Patreon is ahead of Onfido. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Onfido is slightly ahead of Patreon. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Patreon is slightly ahead of Onfido. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Patreon is clearly ahead of Onfido. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Onfido is clearly ahead of Patreon.

Onfido carries 1,268 GitHub stars across 85 public repos, with 14 repositories active in the last 90 days and 3 external contributors on record. Patreon shows 846 stars across 62 public repos, 0 active in the last 90 days and 2 external contributors.

Onfido is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Patreon looks better where reach 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.