Stream vs Proton Mail

Stream (Build scalable in-app chat, feeds, and live video with AI moderation capabilities in hours, not weeks.) and Proton Mail both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Stream (rank #317) holds a narrow lead over Proton Mail (rank #401) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (44 vs 41). The gap of 3 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. Proton Mail shows 16,265 stars across 186 public repos, 19 active in the last 90 days and 20 external contributors.

Stream is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Proton Mail 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.