Open edX vs Palo Alto Networks

Open edX (The community-driven, open-source project powering edX.org and thousands of other online education sites around the world.) and Palo Alto Networks (We ensure each day is safer and more secure than the one before.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Palo Alto Networks (rank #93) holds a modest lead over Open edX (rank #372) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (56 vs 42). The gap of 14 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

Open edX carries 10,654 GitHub stars across 186 public repos, with 100 repositories active in the last 90 days and 91 external contributors on record. Palo Alto Networks shows 6,403 stars across 525 public repos, 66 active in the last 90 days and 13 external contributors.

Open edX is the stronger read for anyone weighting community. Palo Alto Networks 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.