Element vs Swimlane

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

Swimlane (rank #141) holds a narrow lead over Element (rank #190) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (53 vs 50). The gap of 3 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 Swimlane. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Swimlane is slightly ahead of Element. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Element is ahead of Swimlane. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Element is clearly ahead of Swimlane. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Element is clearly ahead of Swimlane.

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. Swimlane shows 14,614 stars across 128 public repos, 10 active in the last 90 days and 11 external contributors.

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