Palo Alto Networks vs SAP

Palo Alto Networks (We ensure each day is safer and more secure than the one before.) and SAP (SAP SE, a global software company, is one of the largest vendors of ERP and other enterprise applications.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Palo Alto Networks (rank #93) holds a narrow lead over SAP (rank #122) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (56 vs 54). 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), SAP is slightly ahead of Palo Alto Networks. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), SAP is ahead of Palo Alto Networks. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Palo Alto Networks is clearly ahead of SAP. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Palo Alto Networks is clearly ahead of SAP.

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. SAP shows 12,850 stars across 309 public repos, 96 active in the last 90 days and 60 external contributors.

Palo Alto Networks is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. SAP looks better where community 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.