Open edX vs Proton Mail

Open edX (The community-driven, open-source project powering edX.org and thousands of other online education sites around the world.) and Proton Mail both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Open edX (rank #372) holds a narrow lead over Proton Mail (rank #401) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (42 vs 41). The gap of 1 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Open edX is slightly ahead of Proton Mail. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Open edX is slightly ahead of Proton Mail. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Proton Mail is clearly ahead of Open edX. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Open edX is ahead of Proton Mail.

Open edX carries 10,654 GitHub stars across 186 public repos, with 100 repositories active in the last 90 days and 91 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.

Open edX 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.