Fastmail vs The PrestaShop Project

Fastmail (Open-source software developed at Fastmail.) and The PrestaShop Project (The universal open-source software platform to build your e-commerce solution.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

The PrestaShop Project (rank #209) holds a modest lead over Fastmail (rank #430) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (49 vs 40). The gap of 9 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), The PrestaShop Project is clearly ahead of Fastmail. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Fastmail is slightly ahead of The PrestaShop Project. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), The PrestaShop Project is clearly ahead of Fastmail. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Fastmail is clearly ahead of The PrestaShop Project. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), The PrestaShop Project 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. The PrestaShop Project shows 11,935 stars across 292 public repos, 59 active in the last 90 days and 71 external contributors.

Fastmail is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. The PrestaShop Project 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.