SAP vs Stripe Samples

SAP (SAP SE, a global software company, is one of the largest vendors of ERP and other enterprise applications.) and Stripe Samples (Sample integrations built by Stripe.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

SAP (rank #122) holds a narrow lead over Stripe Samples (rank #141) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (54 vs 53). The gap of 1 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

SAP carries 12,850 GitHub stars across 309 public repos, with 96 repositories active in the last 90 days and 60 external contributors on record. Stripe Samples shows 4,227 stars across 30 public repos, 23 active in the last 90 days and 8 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but SAP's footprint is roughly 3.0x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

SAP is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. Stripe Samples 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.