Buffer vs Zammad

Buffer (Helping people build their business on social media since 2011) and Zammad both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Zammad (rank #152) holds a modest lead over Buffer (rank #455) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (52 vs 39). The gap of 13 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

Buffer carries 11,181 GitHub stars across 196 public repos, with 4 repositories active in the last 90 days and 0 external contributors on record. Zammad shows 6,394 stars across 11 public repos, 9 active in the last 90 days and 27 external contributors.

Buffer is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. Zammad looks better where community 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.