Google Workspace vs Zscaler, Inc.

Google Workspace (Developer samples for Google Workspace APIs) and Zscaler, Inc. both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Google Workspace (rank #165) holds a narrow lead over Zscaler, Inc. (rank #298) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (51 vs 45). The gap of 6 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. Zscaler, Inc. shows 337 stars across 58 public repos, 33 active in the last 90 days and 11 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Google Workspace's footprint is roughly 144.1x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Google Workspace is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Zscaler, Inc. 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.