Segment vs Zscaler, Inc.

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

Segment (rank #103) holds a modest lead over Zscaler, Inc. (rank #298) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (55 vs 45). The gap of 10 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 Segment. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Segment is slightly ahead of Zscaler, Inc.. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Segment is ahead of Zscaler, Inc.. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Segment is slightly ahead of Zscaler, Inc.. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Segment is slightly ahead of Zscaler, Inc..

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. 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 Segment's footprint is roughly 173.3x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Segment is the stronger read for anyone weighting community. 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.