BookStackApp vs Element

BookStackApp 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.

Element (rank #189) holds a modest lead over BookStackApp (rank #401) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (50 vs 41). The gap of 9 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. Element shows 34,608 stars across 137 public repos, 33 active in the last 90 days and 97 external contributors.

BookStackApp is the stronger read for anyone weighting education. Element 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.