Stripe Samples vs Zapier

Stripe Samples (Sample integrations built by Stripe.) and Zapier both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Zapier (rank #27) holds a modest lead over Stripe Samples (rank #141) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (64 vs 53). The gap of 11 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Zapier is slightly ahead of Stripe Samples. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Stripe Samples is ahead of Zapier. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Stripe Samples is ahead of Zapier. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Zapier is clearly ahead of Stripe Samples. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Zapier is slightly ahead of Stripe Samples.

Stripe Samples carries 4,227 GitHub stars across 30 public repos, with 23 repositories active in the last 90 days and 8 external contributors on record. Zapier shows 6,768 stars across 296 public repos, 13 active in the last 90 days and 23 external contributors.

Stripe Samples is the stronger read for anyone weighting education. Zapier looks better where reach 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.