Element vs Google Workspace

Element (Founded by the creators of Matrix, we build digitally sovereign, secure and interoperable real-time communication solutions for large organisations.) and Google Workspace (Developer samples for Google Workspace APIs) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Google Workspace (rank #165) holds a narrow lead over Element (rank #189) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (51 vs 50). The gap of 1 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

Element carries 34,608 GitHub stars across 137 public repos, with 33 repositories active in the last 90 days and 97 external contributors on record. Google Workspace shows 48,567 stars across 57 public repos, 18 active in the last 90 days and 37 external contributors.

Element is the stronger read for anyone weighting code quality. Google Workspace 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.