Proton Mail vs Zammad

Proton Mail and Zammad both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Zammad (rank #152) holds a modest lead over Proton Mail (rank #401) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (52 vs 41). The gap of 11 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

Proton Mail carries 16,265 GitHub stars across 186 public repos, with 19 repositories active in the last 90 days and 20 external contributors on record. Zammad shows 6,394 stars across 11 public repos, 9 active in the last 90 days and 27 external contributors.

Proton Mail is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. Zammad 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.