Segment vs sendinblue (now Brevo)

Segment and sendinblue (now Brevo) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Segment (rank #103) holds a modest lead over sendinblue (now Brevo) (rank #372) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (55 vs 42). The gap of 13 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 sendinblue (now Brevo). On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), sendinblue (now Brevo) is slightly ahead of Segment. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Segment is clearly ahead of sendinblue (now Brevo). On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Segment is ahead of sendinblue (now Brevo). On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Segment is clearly ahead of sendinblue (now Brevo).

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. sendinblue (now Brevo) shows 653 stars across 37 public repos, 0 active in the last 90 days and 0 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Segment's footprint is roughly 89.4x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Segment is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. sendinblue (now Brevo) 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.