CrowdStrike vs Element

CrowdStrike 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.

CrowdStrike (rank #55) holds a modest lead over Element (rank #189) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (60 vs 50). 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), Element is ahead of CrowdStrike. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), CrowdStrike is ahead of Element. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), CrowdStrike is slightly ahead of Element. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Element is ahead of CrowdStrike. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), CrowdStrike is ahead of Element.

CrowdStrike carries 5,991 GitHub stars across 267 public repos, with 74 repositories active in the last 90 days and 23 external contributors on record. Element shows 34,608 stars across 137 public repos, 33 active in the last 90 days and 97 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Element's footprint is roughly 5.8x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

CrowdStrike is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. 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.