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Userlike vs VTEX
Developer ecosystem comparison across GitHub activity, SDKs, documentation, community, reach and momentum.
Userlike and VTEX (The Enterprise Digital Commerce Platform ⚠️ To invite someone to this Github Org. Follow: https://vai.vtex.com/access-request) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.
VTEX (rank #152) holds a modest lead over Userlike (rank #569) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (52 vs 35). The gap of 17 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.
On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), VTEX is clearly ahead of Userlike. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Userlike is slightly ahead of VTEX. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), VTEX is clearly ahead of Userlike. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), VTEX is slightly ahead of Userlike. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), VTEX is clearly ahead of Userlike.
Userlike carries 38 GitHub stars across 14 public repos, with 3 repositories active in the last 90 days and 3 external contributors on record. VTEX shows 1,617 stars across 266 public repos, 47 active in the last 90 days and 51 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but VTEX's footprint is roughly 42.6x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.
Userlike is the stronger read for anyone weighting education. VTEX 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.
Side-by-side metrics
| Metric | Userlike | VTEX |
|---|---|---|
| Ranking | ||
| Overall rank | #569 | #152 |
| Pillars | ||
| Overall | 35 | 52 |
| Code | 43 | 71 |
| Education | 85 | 77 |
| Community | 12 | 41 |
| Reach | 20 | 21 |
| Momentum | 12 | 46 |
| Builder experience | 0 | 0 |
| Signals | ||
| Stars | 38 | 1,617 |
| Forks | 5 | 731 |
| Public repos | 14 | 266 |
| Active repos (90d) | 3 | 47 |
| External contributors | 3 | 51 |
| Avg polish | 36 | 67 |
| Avg AI-readiness | 35 | 54 |