Fastmail vs Gorgias

Fastmail (Open-source software developed at Fastmail.) and Gorgias (Gorgias is a multi-channel helpdesk that integrates with all your apps.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Fastmail (rank #430) holds a narrow lead over Gorgias (rank #455) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (40 vs 39). The gap of 1 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

Fastmail carries 6,316 GitHub stars across 38 public repos, with 12 repositories active in the last 90 days and 2 external contributors on record. Gorgias shows 14 stars across 37 public repos, 9 active in the last 90 days and 3 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Fastmail's footprint is roughly 451.1x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Fastmail is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. Gorgias 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.