BookStackApp vs Elastic Path Software

BookStackApp and Elastic Path Software both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

BookStackApp (rank #401) holds a modest lead over Elastic Path Software (rank #693) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (41 vs 31). The gap of 10 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

BookStackApp carries 19,167 GitHub stars across 6 public repos, with 1 repositories active in the last 90 days and 5 external contributors on record. Elastic Path Software shows 234 stars across 39 public repos, 8 active in the last 90 days and 3 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but BookStackApp's footprint is roughly 81.9x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

BookStackApp is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Elastic Path Software looks better where code quality 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.