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Palo Alto Networks vs reddit

Developer ecosystem comparison across GitHub activity, SDKs, documentation, community, reach and momentum.

Palo Alto Networks (We ensure each day is safer and more secure than the one before.) and reddit both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Palo Alto Networks (rank #93) holds a modest lead over reddit (rank #430) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (56 vs 40). The gap of 16 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 ahead of reddit. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Palo Alto Networks is slightly ahead of reddit. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Palo Alto Networks is slightly ahead of reddit. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), reddit is slightly ahead of Palo Alto Networks. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Palo Alto Networks is clearly ahead of reddit.

Palo Alto Networks carries 6,403 GitHub stars across 525 public repos, with 66 repositories active in the last 90 days and 13 external contributors on record. reddit shows 4,004 stars across 174 public repos, 26 active in the last 90 days and 16 external contributors.

Palo Alto Networks is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. reddit 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.

Side-by-side metrics

MetricPalo Alto Networksreddit
Ranking
Overall rank#93#430
Pillars
Overall5640
Code7360
Education6056
Community4539
Reach4552
Momentum7836
Builder experience00
Signals
Stars6,4034,004
Forks3,8851,160
Public repos525174
Active repos (90d)6626
External contributors1316
Avg polish8666
Avg AI-readiness3632

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