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ReadMe vs Workable

Developer ecosystem comparison across GitHub activity, SDKs, documentation, community, reach and momentum.

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

ReadMe (rank #257) holds a modest lead over Workable (rank #569) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (47 vs 35). The gap of 12 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 Workable. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), ReadMe is clearly ahead of Workable. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), ReadMe is ahead of Workable. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Workable is ahead of ReadMe. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), ReadMe is ahead of Workable.

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. Workable shows 785 stars across 96 public repos, 5 active in the last 90 days and 5 external contributors.

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

Side-by-side metrics

MetricReadMeWorkable
Ranking
Overall rank#257#569
Pillars
Overall4735
Code7651
Education7956
Community4324
Reach2641
Momentum4830
Builder experience00
Signals
Stars1,824785
Forks451135
Public repos10696
Active repos (90d)265
External contributors215
Avg polish7446
Avg AI-readiness4849

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