Podio vs sendinblue (now Brevo)

Podio and sendinblue (now Brevo) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

sendinblue (now Brevo) (rank #372) holds a narrow lead over Podio (rank #430) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (42 vs 40). The gap of 2 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

Podio carries 2,064 GitHub stars across 74 public repos, with 8 repositories active in the last 90 days and 2 external contributors on record. sendinblue (now Brevo) shows 653 stars across 37 public repos, 0 active in the last 90 days and 0 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Podio's footprint is roughly 3.2x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Podio is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. sendinblue (now Brevo) looks better where education 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.