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reddit vs Skyscanner

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

reddit and Skyscanner both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Skyscanner (rank #209) holds a modest lead over reddit (rank #430) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (49 vs 40). The gap of 9 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

reddit carries 4,004 GitHub stars across 174 public repos, with 26 repositories active in the last 90 days and 16 external contributors on record. Skyscanner shows 8,167 stars across 86 public repos, 18 active in the last 90 days and 39 external contributors.

reddit is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. Skyscanner looks better where education 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

MetricredditSkyscanner
Ranking
Overall rank#430#209
Pillars
Overall4049
Code6067
Education5672
Community3940
Reach5232
Momentum3641
Builder experience00
Signals
Stars4,0048,167
Forks1,1601,526
Public repos17486
Active repos (90d)2618
External contributors1639
Avg polish6674
Avg AI-readiness3247

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