Paddle vs Semrush

Paddle 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 Paddle (rank #372) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (44 vs 42). The gap of 2 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 Semrush. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Semrush is slightly ahead of Paddle. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Paddle is slightly ahead of Semrush. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Semrush is ahead of Paddle. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Semrush is slightly ahead of Paddle.

Paddle carries 997 GitHub stars across 54 public repos, with 22 repositories active in the last 90 days and 6 external contributors on record. Semrush shows 454 stars across 11 public repos, 2 active in the last 90 days and 7 external contributors.

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