Patreon vs Workable

Patreon and Workable both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Patreon (rank #536) holds a narrow lead over Workable (rank #569) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (36 vs 35). The gap of 1 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Patreon is slightly ahead of Workable. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Patreon is slightly ahead of Workable. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Patreon is slightly ahead of Workable. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Patreon is ahead of Workable. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Workable 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. Workable shows 785 stars across 96 public repos, 5 active in the last 90 days and 5 external contributors.

Patreon is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. Workable 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.