The PrestaShop Project vs ReadMe

The PrestaShop Project (The universal open-source software platform to build your e-commerce solution.) and ReadMe (Interactive developer hubs that help users succeed with your APIs 🦉) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

The PrestaShop Project (rank #209) holds a narrow lead over ReadMe (rank #257) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (49 vs 47). 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), ReadMe is ahead of The PrestaShop Project. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), ReadMe is ahead of The PrestaShop Project. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), The PrestaShop Project is ahead of ReadMe. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), ReadMe is slightly ahead of The PrestaShop Project. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), The PrestaShop Project is slightly ahead of ReadMe.

The PrestaShop Project carries 11,935 GitHub stars across 292 public repos, with 59 repositories active in the last 90 days and 71 external contributors on record. ReadMe shows 1,824 stars across 106 public repos, 26 active in the last 90 days and 21 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but The PrestaShop Project's footprint is roughly 6.5x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

The PrestaShop Project is the stronger read for anyone weighting community. ReadMe looks better where code quality 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.