Element vs Intuit

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

Element (rank #190) holds a narrow lead over Intuit (rank #237) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (50 vs 48). The gap of 2 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 Intuit. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Intuit is ahead of Element. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Element is slightly ahead of Intuit. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Element is clearly ahead of Intuit. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Element is clearly ahead of Intuit.

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. Intuit shows 18,182 stars across 150 public repos, 27 active in the last 90 days and 40 external contributors.

Element is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. Intuit 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.