Amplitude vs Proton Mail
Developer ecosystem comparison across GitHub activity, SDKs, documentation, community, reach and momentum.
Amplitude and Proton Mail both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.
Amplitude (rank #93) holds a modest lead over Proton Mail (rank #401) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (56 vs 41). The gap of 15 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.
On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Amplitude is slightly ahead of Proton Mail. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Proton Mail is slightly ahead of Amplitude. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Proton Mail is clearly ahead of Amplitude. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Amplitude is ahead of Proton Mail.
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. Proton Mail shows 16,265 stars across 186 public repos, 19 active in the last 90 days and 20 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Proton Mail's footprint is roughly 5.1x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.
Amplitude is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Proton Mail 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.
Side-by-side metrics
| Metric | Amplitude | Proton Mail |
|---|---|---|
| Ranking | ||
| Overall rank | #93 | #401 |
| Pillars | ||
| Overall | 56 | 41 |
| Code | 70 | 64 |
| Education | 42 | 42 |
| Community | 42 | 46 |
| Reach | 21 | 44 |
| Momentum | 72 | 52 |
| Builder experience | 0 | 0 |
| Signals | ||
| Stars | 3,167 | 16,265 |
| Forks | 1,052 | 2,240 |
| Public repos | 151 | 186 |
| Active repos (90d) | 39 | 19 |
| External contributors | 23 | 20 |
| Avg polish | 70 | 74 |
| Avg AI-readiness | 44 | 32 |