pCloud Open Source vs Remote

pCloud Open Source and Remote (Remote helps with international payroll, benefits, taxes, stock options, and compliance for businesses big and small!) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Remote (rank #278) holds a modest lead over pCloud Open Source (rank #662) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (46 vs 32). The gap of 14 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

pCloud Open Source carries 867 GitHub stars across 16 public repos, with 4 repositories active in the last 90 days and 2 external contributors on record. Remote shows 811 stars across 51 public repos, 17 active in the last 90 days and 21 external contributors.

pCloud Open Source is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. Remote 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.