Adyen vs Element

Adyen and Element (Founded by the creators of Matrix, we build digitally sovereign, secure and interoperable real-time communication solutions for large organisations.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Adyen (rank #165) holds a narrow lead over Element (rank #189) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (51 vs 50). The gap of 1 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Adyen is slightly ahead of Element. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Element is ahead of Adyen. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Element is slightly ahead of Adyen. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Element is clearly ahead of Adyen. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Element is ahead of Adyen.

Adyen carries 2,684 GitHub stars across 65 public repos, with 49 repositories active in the last 90 days and 39 external contributors on record. Element shows 34,608 stars across 137 public repos, 33 active in the last 90 days and 97 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Element's footprint is roughly 12.9x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Adyen is the stronger read for anyone weighting code quality. Element looks better where reach 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.