SoundCloud vs Zscaler, Inc.

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

Zscaler, Inc. (rank #298) holds a modest lead over SoundCloud (rank #536) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (45 vs 36). The gap of 9 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Zscaler, Inc. is clearly ahead of SoundCloud. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Zscaler, Inc. is slightly ahead of SoundCloud. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), SoundCloud is slightly ahead of Zscaler, Inc.. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), SoundCloud is slightly ahead of Zscaler, Inc..

SoundCloud carries 8,606 GitHub stars across 56 public repos, with 17 repositories active in the last 90 days and 4 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 SoundCloud's footprint is roughly 25.5x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

SoundCloud is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. 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.