Paddle vs Patreon

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

Paddle (rank #372) holds a narrow lead over Patreon (rank #536) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (42 vs 36). The gap of 6 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

Paddle carries 997 GitHub stars across 54 public repos, with 22 repositories active in the last 90 days and 6 external contributors on record. Patreon shows 846 stars across 62 public repos, 0 active in the last 90 days and 2 external contributors.

Paddle 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.