ReadMe vs Smartsheet

ReadMe (Interactive developer hubs that help users succeed with your APIs 🦉) and Smartsheet (Opensource SDKs for the Smartsheet collaborative work management platform) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

ReadMe (rank #257) holds a narrow lead over Smartsheet (rank #338) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (47 vs 43). The gap of 4 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 Smartsheet. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Smartsheet is slightly ahead of ReadMe. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), ReadMe is slightly ahead of Smartsheet. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Smartsheet is ahead of ReadMe. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), ReadMe is ahead of Smartsheet.

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. Smartsheet shows 150 stars across 11 public repos, 8 active in the last 90 days and 15 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but ReadMe's footprint is roughly 12.2x 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. Smartsheet 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.