Element vs SAP

Element (Founded by the creators of Matrix, we build digitally sovereign, secure and interoperable real-time communication solutions for large organisations.) and SAP (SAP SE, a global software company, is one of the largest vendors of ERP and other enterprise applications.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

SAP (rank #122) holds a narrow lead over Element (rank #189) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (54 vs 50). The gap of 4 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), SAP is slightly ahead of Element. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), SAP is slightly ahead of Element. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Element is clearly ahead of SAP. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Element is slightly ahead of SAP.

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. SAP shows 12,850 stars across 309 public repos, 96 active in the last 90 days and 60 external contributors.

Element is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. SAP looks better where community 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.