OpenCart vs Semrush

OpenCart (PHP based open source ecommerce platform) and Semrush (We do love open source and have an opportunity to make it better from now.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Semrush (rank #317) holds a narrow lead over OpenCart (rank #401) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (44 vs 41). The gap of 3 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Semrush is slightly ahead of OpenCart. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), OpenCart is slightly ahead of Semrush. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), OpenCart is ahead of Semrush. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Semrush is ahead of OpenCart.

OpenCart carries 8,157 GitHub stars across 2 public repos, with 1 repositories active in the last 90 days and 26 external contributors on record. Semrush shows 454 stars across 11 public repos, 2 active in the last 90 days and 7 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but OpenCart's footprint is roughly 18.0x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

OpenCart is the stronger read for anyone weighting community. Semrush looks better where momentum 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.