Segment vs Semrush

Segment and Semrush (We do love open source and have an opportunity to make it better from now.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Segment (rank #103) holds a modest lead over Semrush (rank #317) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (55 vs 44). The gap of 11 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

Segment carries 58,406 GitHub stars across 421 public repos, with 53 repositories active in the last 90 days and 12 external contributors on record. Semrush shows 454 stars across 11 public repos, 2 active in the last 90 days and 7 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Segment's footprint is roughly 128.6x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Segment is the stronger read for anyone weighting community. Semrush 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.