The PrestaShop Project vs Semrush

The PrestaShop Project (The universal open-source software platform to build your e-commerce solution.) and Semrush (We do love open source and have an opportunity to make it better from now.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

The PrestaShop Project (rank #209) holds a narrow lead over Semrush (rank #317) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (49 vs 44). The gap of 5 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. Semrush shows 454 stars across 11 public repos, 2 active in the last 90 days and 7 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but The PrestaShop Project's footprint is roughly 26.3x 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. Semrush 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.