# Open edX — developer ecosystem report

> The community-driven, open-source project powering edX.org and thousands of other online education sites around the world.

- GitHub org: `openedx`
- Category: saas
- Overall score: 39.0 / 100
- Overall rank: #478
- Last refreshed: 2026-08-14

## Pillar scores

| Pillar | Score / 100 | Rank | Weight in overall |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Code & Polish | 73.0 | #71 | ~22% |
| Education | 42.0 | #909 | ~18% |
| AI readiness | 21.0 | #576 | part of Reach |
| Builder experience | 0.0 | #1 | ~12% |
| Community | 52.0 | #122 | ~16% |
| Reach | 11.0 | #991 | ~18% |
| Momentum | 67.0 | #97 | ~14% |

## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/openedx
- Website: https://openedx.org
- Docs: https://docs.openedx.org

## Public GitHub totals

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Repos analyzed | 12 |
| Stars | 10,677 |
| Forks | 9,295 |
| Open issues | 3,417 |
| Contributors | — |

## Top repositories

| Repo | Stars | Language | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [openedx-platform](https://github.com/openedx/openedx-platform) | 8,164 | Python | The Open edX LMS & Studio, powering education sites around the world! |
| [codejail](https://github.com/openedx/codejail) | 480 | Python | Secure code execution |
| [XBlock](https://github.com/openedx/XBlock) | 468 | Python | Framework for building custom learning components that run in the Open edX LMS! |
| [paragon](https://github.com/openedx/paragon) | 138 | JavaScript | 💎 An accessible, theme-ready design system built for learning applications and Open edX. |
| [xblock-sdk](https://github.com/openedx/xblock-sdk) | 70 | JavaScript | Workbench and example xblocks |
| [frontend-app-learning](https://github.com/openedx/frontend-app-learning) | 70 | JavaScript | Front-end for the Open edX course experience, implemented using React and Paragon. |
| [edx-ora2](https://github.com/openedx/edx-ora2) | 65 | Python | Open Response Assessment Suite |
| [event-tracking](https://github.com/openedx/event-tracking) | 63 | Python | a system for tracking events |
| [edx-lint](https://github.com/openedx/edx-lint) | 52 | Python | Custom tooling for pylint and other repo management tools |
| [openedx-proposals](https://github.com/openedx/openedx-proposals) | 50 | Python | Proposals for Open edX architecture, best practices and processes  |
| [edx-enterprise](https://github.com/openedx/edx-enterprise) | 50 | Python | — |
| [frontend-template-application](https://github.com/openedx/frontend-template-application) | 38 | TypeScript | A template repository for creating Open edX frontend applications. 💿➡️📀 |

## Methodology

Scores are computed from public signals only (GitHub, package registries, docs sites, community platforms). Pillar definitions: https://www.smoower.com/docs.md

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