Recurly vs sendinblue (now Brevo)

Recurly and sendinblue (now Brevo) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Recurly (rank #317) holds a narrow lead over sendinblue (now Brevo) (rank #372) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (44 vs 42). 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), Recurly is clearly ahead of sendinblue (now Brevo). On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), sendinblue (now Brevo) is ahead of Recurly. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Recurly is ahead of sendinblue (now Brevo). On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), sendinblue (now Brevo) is clearly ahead of Recurly. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Recurly is clearly ahead of sendinblue (now Brevo).

Recurly carries 1,564 GitHub stars across 53 public repos, with 26 repositories active in the last 90 days and 5 external contributors on record. sendinblue (now Brevo) shows 653 stars across 37 public repos, 0 active in the last 90 days and 0 external contributors.

Recurly is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. sendinblue (now Brevo) 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.