pCloud Open Source vs Stripe Samples

pCloud Open Source and Stripe Samples (Sample integrations built by Stripe.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Stripe Samples (rank #141) holds a meaningful lead over pCloud Open Source (rank #662) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (53 vs 32). The gap of 21 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Stripe Samples is clearly ahead of pCloud Open Source. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Stripe Samples is clearly ahead of pCloud Open Source. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Stripe Samples is ahead of pCloud Open Source. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), pCloud Open Source is clearly ahead of Stripe Samples. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Stripe Samples 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. Stripe Samples shows 4,227 stars across 30 public repos, 23 active in the last 90 days and 8 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Stripe Samples's footprint is roughly 4.9x 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. Stripe Samples 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.