Onfido vs SoundCloud

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

Onfido (rank #401) holds a narrow lead over SoundCloud (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 education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Onfido is ahead of SoundCloud. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), SoundCloud is ahead of Onfido. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), SoundCloud is ahead of Onfido. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), SoundCloud is ahead of Onfido.

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. SoundCloud shows 8,606 stars across 56 public repos, 17 active in the last 90 days and 4 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but SoundCloud's footprint is roughly 6.8x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Onfido is the stronger read for anyone weighting education. SoundCloud 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.