# The Zalando Incubator — developer ecosystem report

> Projects in development at Zalando. We accept contributions and feedback—leave an issue at the relevant project's issues tracker.

- GitHub org: `zalando-incubator`
- Category: dev_tool
- Overall score: 42.0 / 100
- Overall rank: #417
- Last refreshed: 2026-08-21

## Pillar scores

| Pillar | Score / 100 | Rank | Weight in overall |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Code & Polish | 73.0 | #71 | ~22% |
| Education | 78.0 | #163 | ~18% |
| AI readiness | 20.0 | #586 | part of Reach |
| Builder experience | 0.0 | #1 | ~12% |
| Community | 58.0 | #56 | ~16% |
| Reach | 0.0 | #1077 | ~18% |
| Momentum | 16.0 | #684 | ~14% |

## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/zalando-incubator
- Website: https://tech.zalando.com

## Public GitHub totals

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Repos analyzed | 12 |
| Stars | 6,181 |
| Forks | 1,084 |
| Open issues | 506 |
| Contributors | — |

## Top repositories

| Repo | Stars | Language | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [graphql-jit](https://github.com/zalando-incubator/graphql-jit) | 1,083 | TypeScript | GraphQL execution using a JIT compiler |
| [kopf](https://github.com/zalando-incubator/kopf) | 965 | Python | A Python framework to write Kubernetes operators in just few lines of code. |
| [kubernetes-on-aws](https://github.com/zalando-incubator/kubernetes-on-aws) | 635 | Go | Deploying Kubernetes on AWS with CloudFormation and Ubuntu |
| [kube-metrics-adapter](https://github.com/zalando-incubator/kube-metrics-adapter) | 543 | Go | General purpose metrics adapter for Kubernetes HPA metrics |
| [kube-ingress-aws-controller](https://github.com/zalando-incubator/kube-ingress-aws-controller) | 394 | Go | Configures AWS Load Balancers according to Kubernetes Ingress resources |
| [es-operator](https://github.com/zalando-incubator/es-operator) | 353 | Go | Kubernetes Operator for Elasticsearch |
| [hexo-theme-doc](https://github.com/zalando-incubator/hexo-theme-doc) | 249 | JavaScript | A documentation theme for the Hexo blog framework |
| [cluster-lifecycle-manager](https://github.com/zalando-incubator/cluster-lifecycle-manager) | 248 | Go | Cluster Lifecycle Manager (CLM) to provision and update multiple Kubernetes clusters |
| [docker-locust](https://github.com/zalando-incubator/docker-locust) | 203 | Python | Docker image for the Locust.io open source load testing tool |
| [remora](https://github.com/zalando-incubator/remora) | 202 | Scala | Kafka consumer lag-checking application for monitoring, written in Scala and Akka HTTP; a wrap around the Kafka consumer |
| [stackset-controller](https://github.com/zalando-incubator/stackset-controller) | 184 | Go | Opinionated StackSet resource for managing application life cycle and traffic switching in Kubernetes |
| [kube-aws-iam-controller](https://github.com/zalando-incubator/kube-aws-iam-controller) | 159 | Go | Distribute different AWS IAM credentials to different pods in Kubernetes via secrets. |

## 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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