Google Workspace vs Proton Mail

Google Workspace (Developer samples for Google Workspace APIs) and Proton Mail both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Google Workspace (rank #165) holds a modest lead over Proton Mail (rank #401) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (51 vs 41). The gap of 10 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

Google Workspace carries 48,567 GitHub stars across 57 public repos, with 18 repositories active in the last 90 days and 37 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.

Google Workspace is the stronger read for anyone weighting education. Proton Mail 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.