SolarWinds vs Yext

SolarWinds and Yext both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Yext (rank #510) holds a narrow lead over SolarWinds (rank #569) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (37 vs 35). The gap of 2 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), SolarWinds is slightly ahead of Yext. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), SolarWinds is slightly ahead of Yext. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), SolarWinds is ahead of Yext. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), SolarWinds is clearly ahead of Yext.

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. Yext shows 296 stars across 171 public repos, 12 active in the last 90 days and 9 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but SolarWinds's footprint is roughly 3.7x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

SolarWinds is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Yext 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.