Dialpad vs Element

Dialpad 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 narrow lead over Dialpad (rank #317) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (50 vs 44). The gap of 6 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 Dialpad. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Dialpad is ahead of Element. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Element is clearly ahead of Dialpad. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Dialpad is slightly ahead of Element. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Element is clearly ahead of Dialpad.

Dialpad carries 111 GitHub stars across 25 public repos, with 5 repositories active in the last 90 days and 19 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 311.8x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Dialpad 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.