Paddle vs Zscaler, Inc.

Paddle and Zscaler, Inc. both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Zscaler, Inc. (rank #298) holds a narrow lead over Paddle (rank #372) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (45 vs 42). 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), Zscaler, Inc. is ahead of Paddle. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Zscaler, Inc. is slightly ahead of Paddle. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Paddle is slightly ahead of Zscaler, Inc.. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Zscaler, Inc. is ahead of Paddle. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Zscaler, Inc. 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. Zscaler, Inc. shows 337 stars across 58 public repos, 33 active in the last 90 days and 11 external contributors.

Paddle is the stronger read for anyone weighting community. Zscaler, Inc. looks better where code quality 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.