BookStackApp vs Stream

BookStackApp and Stream (Build scalable in-app chat, feeds, and live video with AI moderation capabilities in hours, not weeks.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Stream (rank #317) holds a narrow lead over BookStackApp (rank #401) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (44 vs 41). The gap of 3 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. Stream shows 35,664 stars across 487 public repos, 84 active in the last 90 days and 44 external contributors.

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