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reddit vs Zscaler, Inc.

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

reddit and Zscaler, Inc. both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Zscaler, Inc. (rank #298) holds a narrow lead over reddit (rank #430) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (45 vs 40). The gap of 5 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Zscaler, Inc. is ahead of reddit. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Zscaler, Inc. is ahead of reddit. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), reddit is ahead of Zscaler, Inc.. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Zscaler, Inc. 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. Zscaler, Inc. shows 337 stars across 58 public repos, 33 active in the last 90 days and 11 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but reddit's footprint is roughly 11.9x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

reddit is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. Zscaler, Inc. looks better where code quality 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

MetricredditZscaler, Inc.
Ranking
Overall rank#430#298
Pillars
Overall4045
Code6076
Education5665
Community3939
Reach5237
Momentum3640
Builder experience00
Signals
Stars4,004337
Forks1,160199
Public repos17458
Active repos (90d)2633
External contributors1611
Avg polish6686
Avg AI-readiness3261

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