Stream vs sendinblue (now Brevo)

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

Stream (rank #317) holds a narrow lead over sendinblue (now Brevo) (rank #372) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (44 vs 42). The gap of 2 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. sendinblue (now Brevo) shows 653 stars across 37 public repos, 0 active in the last 90 days and 0 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Stream's footprint is roughly 54.6x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Stream is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. sendinblue (now Brevo) looks better where education 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.