BookStackApp vs Fastmail

BookStackApp and Fastmail (Open-source software developed at Fastmail.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

BookStackApp (rank #401) holds a narrow lead over Fastmail (rank #430) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (41 vs 40). 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), BookStackApp is ahead of Fastmail. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), BookStackApp is slightly ahead of Fastmail. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), BookStackApp is slightly ahead of Fastmail. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Fastmail is clearly ahead of BookStackApp. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), BookStackApp is clearly ahead of Fastmail.

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. Fastmail shows 6,316 stars across 38 public repos, 12 active in the last 90 days and 2 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but BookStackApp's footprint is roughly 3.0x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

BookStackApp is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Fastmail 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.