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pCloud Open Source vs Skyscanner

Developer ecosystem comparison across GitHub activity, SDKs, documentation, community, reach and momentum.

pCloud Open Source and Skyscanner both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Skyscanner (rank #209) holds a modest lead over pCloud Open Source (rank #662) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (49 vs 32). The gap of 17 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Skyscanner is clearly ahead of pCloud Open Source. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Skyscanner is slightly ahead of pCloud Open Source. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Skyscanner is ahead of pCloud Open Source. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), pCloud Open Source is clearly ahead of Skyscanner. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Skyscanner 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. Skyscanner shows 8,167 stars across 86 public repos, 18 active in the last 90 days and 39 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Skyscanner's footprint is roughly 9.4x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

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

Side-by-side metrics

MetricpCloud Open SourceSkyscanner
Ranking
Overall rank#662#209
Pillars
Overall3249
Code3967
Education6472
Community2740
Reach5532
Momentum1241
Builder experience00
Signals
Stars8678,167
Forks2851,526
Public repos1686
Active repos (90d)418
External contributors239
Avg polish3974
Avg AI-readiness3747

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