CrowdStrike vs Fastmail

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

CrowdStrike (rank #55) holds a modest lead over Fastmail (rank #430) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (60 vs 40). The gap of 20 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. Fastmail shows 6,316 stars across 38 public repos, 12 active in the last 90 days and 2 external contributors.

CrowdStrike 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.