Paddle vs Qualtrics

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

Paddle (rank #372) holds a modest lead over Qualtrics (rank #693) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (42 vs 31). The gap of 11 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

Paddle carries 997 GitHub stars across 54 public repos, with 22 repositories active in the last 90 days and 6 external contributors on record. Qualtrics shows 20 stars across 20 public repos, 7 active in the last 90 days and 3 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Paddle's footprint is roughly 49.9x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Paddle is the stronger read for anyone weighting code quality. Qualtrics 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.