Semrush vs SmartRecruiters

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

Semrush (rank #317) holds a narrow lead over SmartRecruiters (rank #430) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (44 vs 40). The gap of 4 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), SmartRecruiters is ahead of Semrush. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Semrush is clearly ahead of SmartRecruiters. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), SmartRecruiters is clearly ahead of Semrush. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Semrush is clearly ahead of SmartRecruiters.

Semrush carries 454 GitHub stars across 11 public repos, with 2 repositories active in the last 90 days and 7 external contributors on record. SmartRecruiters shows 119 stars across 25 public repos, 3 active in the last 90 days and 2 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Semrush's footprint is roughly 3.8x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Semrush is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. SmartRecruiters looks better where reach 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.