Element vs Zscaler, Inc.

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

Element (rank #190) holds a narrow lead over Zscaler, Inc. (rank #298) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (50 vs 45). The gap of 5 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Zscaler, Inc. is slightly ahead of Element. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Zscaler, Inc. is slightly ahead of Element. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Element is ahead of Zscaler, Inc.. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Element is ahead of Zscaler, Inc.. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Element is ahead of Zscaler, Inc..

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. Zscaler, Inc. shows 337 stars across 58 public repos, 33 active in the last 90 days and 11 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Element's footprint is roughly 102.7x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Element is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Zscaler, Inc. 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.