Element vs Recurly

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

Element (rank #189) holds a narrow lead over Recurly (rank #317) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (50 vs 44). 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 slightly ahead of Recurly. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Element is slightly ahead of Recurly. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Element is ahead of Recurly. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Element is clearly ahead of Recurly. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Recurly 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. Recurly shows 1,564 stars across 53 public repos, 26 active in the last 90 days and 5 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Element's footprint is roughly 22.1x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

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