Element vs LinkedIn

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

Element (rank #190) holds a narrow lead over LinkedIn (rank #338) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (50 vs 43). The gap of 7 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 LinkedIn. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Element is slightly ahead of LinkedIn. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Element is slightly ahead of LinkedIn. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), LinkedIn is ahead of Element. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Element is clearly ahead of LinkedIn.

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. LinkedIn shows 77,785 stars across 137 public repos, 28 active in the last 90 days and 52 external contributors.

Element is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. LinkedIn 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.