Patreon vs ReadMe

Patreon and ReadMe (Interactive developer hubs that help users succeed with your APIs 🦉) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

ReadMe (rank #257) holds a modest lead over Patreon (rank #536) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (47 vs 36). 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), ReadMe is clearly ahead of Patreon. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), ReadMe is ahead of Patreon. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), ReadMe is ahead of Patreon. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Patreon is clearly ahead of ReadMe. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), ReadMe is clearly ahead of Patreon.

Patreon carries 846 GitHub stars across 62 public repos, with 0 repositories active in the last 90 days and 2 external contributors on record. ReadMe shows 1,824 stars across 106 public repos, 26 active in the last 90 days and 21 external contributors.

Patreon is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. ReadMe looks better where momentum 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.