Elementor vs Patreon

Elementor and Patreon both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Elementor (rank #317) holds a narrow lead over Patreon (rank #536) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (44 vs 36). The gap of 8 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

Elementor carries 10,938 GitHub stars across 67 public repos, with 9 repositories active in the last 90 days and 45 external contributors on record. Patreon shows 846 stars across 62 public repos, 0 active in the last 90 days and 2 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Elementor's footprint is roughly 12.9x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Elementor is the stronger read for anyone weighting community. Patreon 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.