Palo Alto Networks vs Zapier

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

Zapier (rank #27) holds a narrow lead over Palo Alto Networks (rank #93) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (64 vs 56). The gap of 8 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 Zapier. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Zapier is ahead of Palo Alto Networks. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Palo Alto Networks is slightly ahead of Zapier. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Zapier is ahead of Palo Alto Networks. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Palo Alto Networks is clearly ahead of Zapier.

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. Zapier shows 6,768 stars across 296 public repos, 13 active in the last 90 days and 23 external contributors.

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