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Palo Alto Networks vs Skyscanner

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 Skyscanner both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Palo Alto Networks (rank #93) holds a narrow lead over Skyscanner (rank #209) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (56 vs 49). The gap of 7 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 slightly ahead of Skyscanner. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Skyscanner is ahead of Palo Alto Networks. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Palo Alto Networks is slightly ahead of Skyscanner. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Palo Alto Networks is ahead of Skyscanner. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Palo Alto Networks is clearly ahead of Skyscanner.

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. Skyscanner shows 8,167 stars across 86 public repos, 18 active in the last 90 days and 39 external contributors.

Palo Alto Networks is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Skyscanner looks better where education 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 NetworksSkyscanner
Ranking
Overall rank#93#209
Pillars
Overall5649
Code7367
Education6072
Community4540
Reach4532
Momentum7841
Builder experience00
Signals
Stars6,4038,167
Forks3,8851,526
Public repos52586
Active repos (90d)6618
External contributors1339
Avg polish8674
Avg AI-readiness3647

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