Element vs IFTTT

Element (Founded by the creators of Matrix, we build digitally sovereign, secure and interoperable real-time communication solutions for large organisations.) and IFTTT (Automations for business and home. 1,000+ of your favorite apps, services and devices. Save time and get more done.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Element (rank #189) holds a modest lead over IFTTT (rank #430) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (50 vs 40). The gap of 10 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 IFTTT. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), IFTTT is ahead of Element. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Element is ahead of IFTTT. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), IFTTT is slightly ahead of Element. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Element is clearly ahead of IFTTT.

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. IFTTT shows 15,307 stars across 75 public repos, 1 active in the last 90 days and 2 external contributors.

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