Amplitude vs Element

Amplitude 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.

Amplitude (rank #93) holds a narrow lead over Element (rank #189) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (56 vs 50). The gap of 6 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

Amplitude carries 3,167 GitHub stars across 151 public repos, with 39 repositories active in the last 90 days and 23 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 10.9x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Amplitude is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. 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.