Pendo vs Qualtrics

Pendo and Qualtrics both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Pendo (rank #485) holds a narrow lead over Qualtrics (rank #726) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (38 vs 30). The gap of 8 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Pendo is clearly ahead of Qualtrics. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Pendo is clearly ahead of Qualtrics. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Qualtrics is clearly ahead of Pendo. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Pendo is ahead of Qualtrics.

Pendo carries 266 GitHub stars across 133 public repos, with 18 repositories active in the last 90 days and 6 external contributors on record. Qualtrics shows 20 stars across 20 public repos, 6 active in the last 90 days and 2 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Pendo's footprint is roughly 13.3x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Pendo is the stronger read for anyone weighting community. Qualtrics looks better where reach 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.