Arcjet
https://arcjet.com/ ยท 2/11/2026
Good
-34 from previous
Strong developer-focused security product with excellent code examples and clear value proposition, but critically hampered by completely broken documentation
Score Breakdown
Technical Depth
6/10Product Cohesion
6/10Developer Tooling
7/10Learning Resources
6/10Trust & Social Proof
8/10Integration Context
8/10Trial Accessibility
9/10Documentation Quality
2/10Technical Credibility
7/10Developer Support Quality
4/10Value Proposition Clarity
8/10Developer Recognition Signals
9/10Red Flags
Broken or outdated docs
Multiple documentation URLs return 404 errors, making it impossible to access technical details needed for evaluation and implementation
No community presence
No visible Discord, Slack, forum, or GitHub community links despite mentioning community support
Critical Issues
Documentation completely inaccessible
Impact: Developers cannot access technical details, API reference, or implementation guides
Developer behavior: Will likely abandon evaluation due to inability to understand technical implementation details
No visible community support channels
Impact: Developers have no way to get help or see if the community is active
Developer behavior: May hesitate to adopt due to uncertainty about getting support when stuck
Quick Wins
Fix all broken documentation links immediately
Would dramatically improve developer confidence and evaluation ability
medium effortAdd visible links to Discord/Slack community or GitHub discussions
Provides developers with support channels and community validation
low effortAdd GitHub stars/repository link to homepage for social proof
Increases developer trust through visible community adoption metrics
low effortStrategic Opportunities
Gap: Complete documentation inaccessibility
Impact: Prevents proper technical evaluation and implementation
Rebuild documentation site with proper routing and comprehensive API reference
Gap: No visible community presence despite offering community support
Impact: Reduces confidence in getting help and seeing real usage
Create active Discord/Slack community and showcase GitHub activity
Gap: Limited architecture diagrams and performance benchmarks
Impact: Harder to understand system design and performance characteristics
Add architecture diagrams, performance comparisons, and technical deep-dives
What This Score Can't Tell You
This evaluation is based on your public-facing web presence. Only hands-on testing by real developers can reveal:
- Whether the WASM-based local processing actually delivers the promised performance benefits compared to cloud-based security solutions
- How well the DRY_RUN mode works in practice for testing security rules without impacting production traffic
- The actual developer experience of debugging security rule conflicts when multiple Arcjet rules are applied to the same endpoint
- How the local-first approach handles edge cases like network partitions or when the Arcjet service is temporarily unavailable
- The real-world accuracy of the bot detection and whether it produces false positives that impact legitimate users
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