Recurly vs Squarespace

Recurly and Squarespace both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Recurly (rank #317) holds a narrow lead over Squarespace (rank #536) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (44 vs 36). The gap of 8 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 Squarespace. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Squarespace is slightly ahead of Recurly. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Recurly is ahead of Squarespace. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Squarespace is clearly ahead of Recurly. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Recurly is clearly ahead of Squarespace.

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. Squarespace shows 2,038 stars across 98 public repos, 6 active in the last 90 days and 1 external contributors.

Recurly is the stronger read for anyone weighting code quality. Squarespace 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.