Stream vs Loom

Stream (Build scalable in-app chat, feeds, and live video with AI moderation capabilities in hours, not weeks.) and Loom (Async Video Messaging for Work) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Stream (rank #317) holds a modest lead over Loom (rank #693) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (44 vs 31). The gap of 13 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

Stream carries 35,664 GitHub stars across 487 public repos, with 84 repositories active in the last 90 days and 44 external contributors on record. Loom shows 50 stars across 32 public repos, 5 active in the last 90 days and 1 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Stream's footprint is roughly 713.3x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Stream is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Loom makes more sense for teams already using its adjacent tools. The table below breaks the scores down pillar by pillar; the linked profiles cover the underlying repos, docs and community signals in full.