ReadMe vs Skyscanner

ReadMe (Interactive developer hubs that help users succeed with your APIs 🦉) and Skyscanner both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

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

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. Skyscanner shows 8,167 stars across 86 public repos, 18 active in the last 90 days and 39 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Skyscanner's footprint is roughly 4.5x 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. Skyscanner 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.