ReadMe vs Semrush

ReadMe (Interactive developer hubs that help users succeed with your APIs 🦉) 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.

ReadMe (rank #257) holds a narrow lead over Semrush (rank #317) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (47 vs 44). The gap of 3 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

ReadMe carries 1,824 GitHub stars across 106 public repos, with 26 repositories active in the last 90 days and 21 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 ReadMe's footprint is roughly 4.0x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

ReadMe is the stronger read for anyone weighting code quality. 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.