SolarWinds vs Talend
Developer ecosystem comparison across GitHub activity, SDKs, documentation, community, reach and momentum.
SolarWinds and Talend both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.
Talend (rank #485) holds a narrow lead over SolarWinds (rank #569) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (38 vs 35). The gap of 3 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.
On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), SolarWinds is slightly ahead of Talend. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Talend is slightly ahead of SolarWinds. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), SolarWinds is ahead of Talend. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Talend is slightly ahead of SolarWinds. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), SolarWinds is clearly ahead of Talend.
SolarWinds carries 1,101 GitHub stars across 104 public repos, with 35 repositories active in the last 90 days and 18 external contributors on record. Talend shows 486 stars across 148 public repos, 13 active in the last 90 days and 9 external contributors.
SolarWinds is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Talend 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.
Side-by-side metrics
| Metric | SolarWinds | Talend |
|---|---|---|
| Ranking | ||
| Overall rank | #569 | #485 |
| Pillars | ||
| Overall | 35 | 38 |
| Code | 54 | 51 |
| Education | 50 | 57 |
| Community | 33 | 23 |
| Reach | 34 | 35 |
| Momentum | 62 | 26 |
| Builder experience | 0 | 0 |
| Signals | ||
| Stars | 1,101 | 486 |
| Forks | 471 | 657 |
| Public repos | 104 | 148 |
| Active repos (90d) | 35 | 13 |
| External contributors | 18 | 9 |
| Avg polish | 56 | 53 |
| Avg AI-readiness | 38 | 34 |