Palo Alto Networks vs Zscaler, Inc.

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

Palo Alto Networks (rank #93) holds a modest lead over Zscaler, Inc. (rank #298) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (56 vs 45). The gap of 11 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Zscaler, Inc. is slightly ahead of Palo Alto Networks. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Zscaler, Inc. is slightly ahead of Palo Alto Networks. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Palo Alto Networks is slightly ahead of Zscaler, Inc.. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Palo Alto Networks is slightly ahead of Zscaler, Inc.. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Palo Alto Networks is clearly ahead of Zscaler, Inc..

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. Zscaler, Inc. shows 337 stars across 58 public repos, 33 active in the last 90 days and 11 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Palo Alto Networks's footprint is roughly 19.0x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Palo Alto Networks is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Zscaler, Inc. 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.