Fastmail vs ownCloud - a Kiteworks Company

Fastmail (Open-source software developed at Fastmail.) and ownCloud - a Kiteworks Company (Open, federated file sync & share. The original Enterprise File Sync and Share. AI-contributions welcome.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

ownCloud - a Kiteworks Company (rank #165) holds a modest lead over Fastmail (rank #430) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (51 vs 40). The gap of 11 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), ownCloud - a Kiteworks Company is clearly ahead of Fastmail. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Fastmail is ahead of ownCloud - a Kiteworks Company. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), ownCloud - a Kiteworks Company is ahead of Fastmail. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Fastmail is clearly ahead of ownCloud - a Kiteworks Company. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), ownCloud - a Kiteworks Company is clearly 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. ownCloud - a Kiteworks Company shows 18,930 stars across 178 public repos, 100 active in the last 90 days and 35 external contributors.

Fastmail is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. ownCloud - a Kiteworks Company looks better where code quality 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.