Spreedly vs Starling Bank

Spreedly (Simple and secure PCI compliance and payment forwarding.) and Starling Bank both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Starling Bank (rank #625) holds a narrow lead over Spreedly (rank #727) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (33 vs 30). The gap of 3 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

Spreedly carries 418 GitHub stars across 68 public repos, with 11 repositories active in the last 90 days and 2 external contributors on record. Starling Bank shows 195 stars across 3 public repos, 3 active in the last 90 days and 0 external contributors.

Spreedly is the stronger read for anyone weighting community. Starling Bank looks better where momentum 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.