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How Orb’s scores are calculated

The full audit trail, recomputed from the verdict data at build time through the same code that produced the leaderboard: verdict × quality × story weight per cell, cells sum to dimension scores, dimensions blend into the PA Score. Every number on the product page is reproducible from this page alone; for why the formula looks like this, see the methodology.

verdict factors: full ×1.0 · partial ×0.6 · disputed ×0.3 · none ×0.0 · n/a excluded from both sides · cell points = weight × quality × factor · cell max = weight × 10

PA Score18/100

Agent-ready 33.1 × 0.30 = 9.93

API quality 0.0 × 0.20 = 0.00

Openness 14.4 × 0.20 = 2.88

Built-in AI 5.3 × 0.15 = 0.79

Automation 26.6 × 0.15 = 3.99

(9.93 + 0.00 + 2.88 + 0.79 + 3.99) ÷ (0.30 + 0.20 + 0.20 + 0.15 + 0.15) = 17.59 ÷ 1.00 = 17.6

Scores are stored to 1 decimal; the product page’s pills round to whole numbers for display. Each dimension below shows the stories, verdicts, and cited evidence behind its number.

Agent-ready33.1/100×0.30 of the PA blend

Outside-in: can YOUR agent reach and drive this product — API, MCP, CLI, headless runs, agent docs.

Point an agent at llms.txt or agent-oriented docsweight 2

2 (weight) × 9 (quality) × 1.0 (full) = 18.0 of 20 max

  • [probe] https://docs.withorb.com/llms.txtPROBE llms.txt: HTTP 200 at https://docs.withorb.com/llms.txt # Orb - [Overview](https://docs.withorb.com/overview.md) - [What is Orb?](https://docs.withorb.com/introduction.md) - [

Run the product headlessly / in CI for automationweight 2

2 (weight) × 3 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 3.6 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.withorb.com/product-catalog/creating-subscriptions.mdYou can create a subscription either from the Orb UI or via the subscription creation API endpoint.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.withorb.com/events-and-metrics/event-ingestion.mdOrb provides per-event idempotency through the API to guarantee that duplicates are never processed within the account grace period.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.withorb.com/integrations-and-exports/webhooks.mdOrb provides a powerful, real-time webhooks system that can issue calls to an endpoint of your choosing when certain events take place.

Plug MCP servers into this product so it can use their toolsweight 3

n/a — not applicable to this product: excluded from numerator and denominator

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Connect an agent via an official MCP serverweight 3

3 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 30 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Use an official CLIweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Drive the product through a documented public APIweight 3

3 (weight) × 8 (quality) × 1.0 (full) = 24.0 of 30 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.withorb.com/product-catalog/creating-subscriptions.mdYou can create a subscription either from the Orb UI or via the subscription creation API endpoint.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.withorb.com/api-reference/error-responses.mdIf you are processing an error programmatically, consider using the type URI along with the status code.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.withorb.com/events-and-metrics/event-ingestion.mdOrb provides per-event idempotency through the API to guarantee that duplicates are never processed within the account grace period.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.withorb.com/integrations-and-exports/webhooks.mdOrb provides a powerful, real-time webhooks system that can issue calls to an endpoint of your choosing when certain events take place.
  • [probe] https://docs.withorb.com/openapi.jsonPROBE openapi: all candidate paths 404 (https://docs.withorb.com/openapi.json, https://docs.withorb.com/swagger.json, https://docs.withorb.com/api/openapi.json, https://docs.withorb.com/.well-known/openapi.json)

Issue scoped/least-privilege API credentials for an agentweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Build against official SDKsweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.withorb.com/product-catalog/creating-subscriptions.mdYou can create a subscription either from the Orb UI or via the subscription creation API endpoint.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.withorb.com/api-reference/error-responses.mdIf you are processing an error programmatically, consider using the type URI along with the status code.
  • [probe] https://docs.withorb.com/openapi.jsonPROBE openapi: all candidate paths 404 (https://docs.withorb.com/openapi.json, https://docs.withorb.com/swagger.json, https://docs.withorb.com/api/openapi.json, https://docs.withorb.com/.well-known/openapi.json)

Subscribe to events via webhooksweight 2

2 (weight) × 7 (quality) × 1.0 (full) = 14.0 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.withorb.com/integrations-and-exports/webhooks.mdOrb provides a powerful, real-time webhooks system that can issue calls to an endpoint of your choosing when certain events take place.

Agent-ready = 59.6 ÷ 180 × 100 = 33.1

API quality0.0/100×0.20 of the PA blend

The programmable surface once an agent is there — machine-readable spec, interactive docs, sandbox, versioning discipline.

Explore an interactive API reference with runnable examplesweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.withorb.com/api-reference/error-responses.mdIf you are processing an error programmatically, consider using the type URI along with the status code.
  • [probe] https://docs.withorb.com/openapi.jsonPROBE openapi: all candidate paths 404 (https://docs.withorb.com/openapi.json, https://docs.withorb.com/swagger.json, https://docs.withorb.com/api/openapi.json, https://docs.withorb.com/.well-known/openapi.json)

Download a machine-readable API spec (OpenAPI or equivalent)weight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

  • [probe] https://docs.withorb.com/openapi.jsonPROBE openapi: all candidate paths 404 (https://docs.withorb.com/openapi.json, https://docs.withorb.com/swagger.json, https://docs.withorb.com/api/openapi.json, https://docs.withorb.com/.well-known/openapi.json)
  • [probe] https://docs.withorb.com/llms.txtPROBE llms.txt: HTTP 200 at https://docs.withorb.com/llms.txt # Orb - [Overview](https://docs.withorb.com/overview.md) - [What is Orb?](https://docs.withorb.com/introduction.md) - [
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.withorb.com/api-reference/error-responses.mdIf you are processing an error programmatically, consider using the type URI along with the status code.

Test against a sandbox environment without touching production dataweight 1

1 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 10 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.withorb.comTest pricing changes against historical usage before deploying.

Rely on versioned APIs with a documented deprecation policyweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

API quality = 0.0 ÷ 70 × 100 = 0.0

Openness14.4/100×0.20 of the PA blend

Can you leave, inspect, or self-host — data export, open source, portability.

Do everything through the API that I can do in the UIweight 2

2 (weight) × 6 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 7.2 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.withorb.com/product-catalog/creating-subscriptions.mdYou can create a subscription either from the Orb UI or via the subscription creation API endpoint.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.withorb.com/product-catalog/editing-subscriptions.mdSubscription Edits let you change a single subscription's pricing configuration ... without changing the plan itself.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.withorb.com/data-exports/introduction.mdOrb supports managed, daily exports of resource types to your data destination of your choice.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.withorb.com/events-and-metrics/construct-metrics.mdA billable metric consists of event filters as well as an aggregation clause.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.withorb.com/integrations-and-exports/webhooks.mdOrb provides a powerful, real-time webhooks system that can issue calls to an endpoint of your choosing when certain events take place.
  • [probe] https://docs.withorb.com/openapi.jsonPROBE openapi: all candidate paths 404 (https://docs.withorb.com/openapi.json, https://docs.withorb.com/swagger.json, https://docs.withorb.com/api/openapi.json, https://docs.withorb.com/.well-known/openapi.json)

Export all of my data in open formats and leaveweight 3

3 (weight) × 4 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 7.2 of 30 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.withorb.com/data-exports/introduction.mdOrb supports managed, daily exports of resource types to your data destination of your choice.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.withorb.comTrack recognized and deferred revenue with exports for financial systems.

Read the product's source under an open licenseweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Self-host the core productweight 3

3 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 30 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Openness = 14.4 ÷ 100 × 100 = 14.4

Built-in AI5.3/100×0.15 of the PA blend

Inside-out: how agentic the product itself is for its users — built-in assistants, autonomous features.

Get AI-generated insights and suggestions from my data inside the productweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Set up automations that run autonomously in the backgroundweight 2

2 (weight) × 4 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 4.8 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.withorb.com/financial-operations/essential-dunning.mdOrb will automatically retry the charge after 1, 4, and 9 days from the initial payment attempt.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.withorb.com/invoicing/invoice-issuance.mdAutomatic Issuance ... Invoices auto-issue after grace periods and buffers ... Manual Issuance ... All invoices require manual approval before issuance
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.withorb.comTrigger alerts at usage thresholds to power product-led growth.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.withorb.com/integrations-and-exports/webhooks.mdOrb provides a powerful, real-time webhooks system that can issue calls to an endpoint of your choosing when certain events take place.

Delegate tasks to a built-in AI assistant inside the productweight 3

3 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 30 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Operate the product with natural-language commandsweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.withorb.com/product-catalog/creating-subscriptions.mdYou can create a subscription either from the Orb UI or via the subscription creation API endpoint.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.withorb.comBuild complex billing metrics with full SQL control.
  • [probe] https://docs.withorb.com/openapi.jsonPROBE openapi: all candidate paths 404 (https://docs.withorb.com/openapi.json, https://docs.withorb.com/swagger.json, https://docs.withorb.com/api/openapi.json, https://docs.withorb.com/.well-known/openapi.json)

Built-in AI = 4.8 ÷ 90 × 100 = 5.3

Automation26.6/100×0.15 of the PA blend

Depth of automation primitives — rules, scheduling, bulk operations, webhooks.

Perform bulk operations across many items at onceweight 2

2 (weight) × 5 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 6.0 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.withorb.comHandle 1M+ billing events per second in production deployments.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.withorb.com/migration-guides/stripe-billing.mdIf you want Orb to generate accurate invoices or analytics based on prior usage data, you can backfill events.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.withorb.com/events-and-metrics/event-ingestion.mdOrb provides per-event idempotency through the API to guarantee that duplicates are never processed within the account grace period.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.withorb.com/data-exports/introduction.mdOrb supports managed, daily exports of resource types to your data destination of your choice.

Define rules that trigger actions automatically on eventsweight 3

3 (weight) × 5 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 9.0 of 30 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.withorb.comTrigger alerts at usage thresholds to power product-led growth.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.withorb.com/integrations-and-exports/webhooks.mdOrb provides a powerful, real-time webhooks system that can issue calls to an endpoint of your choosing when certain events take place.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.withorb.com/financial-operations/essential-dunning.mdOrb will automatically retry the charge after 1, 4, and 9 days from the initial payment attempt.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.withorb.com/invoicing/invoice-issuance.mdAutomatic Issuance ... Invoices auto-issue after grace periods and buffers ... Manual Issuance ... All invoices require manual approval before issuance

Schedule recurring jobs or workflowsweight 2

2 (weight) × 3 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 3.6 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.withorb.com/data-exports/introduction.mdOrb supports managed, daily exports of resource types to your data destination of your choice.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.withorb.com/financial-operations/essential-dunning.mdOrb will automatically retry the charge after 1, 4, and 9 days from the initial payment attempt.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.withorb.com/invoicing/invoice-issuance.mdAutomatic Issuance ... Invoices auto-issue after grace periods and buffers ... Manual Issuance ... All invoices require manual approval before issuance
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.withorb.com/integrations-and-exports/webhooks.mdOrb provides a powerful, real-time webhooks system that can issue calls to an endpoint of your choosing when certain events take place.

Version, review, and roll back my automationsweight 1

n/a — not applicable to this product: excluded from numerator and denominator

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Automation = 18.6 ÷ 70 × 100 = 26.6