LlamaIndex vs Together

LlamaIndex and Together both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

LlamaIndex (rank #63) holds a modest lead over Together (rank #455) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (59 vs 39). The gap of 20 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

LlamaIndex carries 99,809 GitHub stars across 135 public repos, with 48 repositories active in the last 90 days and 241 external contributors on record. Together shows 20,220 stars across 101 public repos, 40 active in the last 90 days and 2 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but LlamaIndex's footprint is roughly 4.9x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

LlamaIndex is the stronger read for anyone weighting code quality. Together makes more sense for teams already using its adjacent tools. The table below breaks the scores down pillar by pillar; the linked profiles cover the underlying repos, docs and community signals in full.