Element vs HubSpot

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

HubSpot (rank #93) holds a narrow lead over Element (rank #189) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (56 vs 50). 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 ahead of HubSpot. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Element is slightly ahead of HubSpot. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Element is ahead of HubSpot. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), HubSpot is clearly ahead of Element. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Element is slightly ahead of HubSpot.

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. HubSpot shows 53,481 stars across 381 public repos, 35 active in the last 90 days and 4 external contributors.

Element is the stronger read for anyone weighting code quality. HubSpot 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.