Deezer vs Element

Deezer 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.

Element (rank #189) holds a modest lead over Deezer (rank #536) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (50 vs 36). The gap of 14 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

Deezer carries 29,854 GitHub stars across 99 public repos, with 5 repositories active in the last 90 days and 2 external contributors on record. Element shows 34,608 stars across 137 public repos, 33 active in the last 90 days and 97 external contributors.

Deezer is the stronger read for anyone weighting education. Element looks better where momentum 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.