Starling Bank vs The Washington Post

Starling Bank and The Washington Post both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

The Washington Post (rank #510) holds a narrow lead over Starling Bank (rank #625) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (37 vs 33). The gap of 4 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 The Washington Post. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), The Washington Post is ahead of Starling Bank. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Starling Bank is ahead of The Washington Post. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Starling Bank is clearly ahead of The Washington Post.

Starling Bank carries 195 GitHub stars across 3 public repos, with 3 repositories active in the last 90 days and 0 external contributors on record. The Washington Post shows 2,751 stars across 91 public repos, 3 active in the last 90 days and 0 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but The Washington Post's footprint is roughly 14.1x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Starling Bank is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. The Washington Post looks better where community 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.