What is the difference between Polymer elements and AngularJS directives?

Question

On the Polymer Getting Started page, we see an example of Polymer in action:

Answer 1

The MVVM (model-view, view-model) that Angular offers is not a concern that Polymer aims at solving. The composable & re-usable nature that Angular directives give to you with (a custom tag + associated logic combination) is a more sane comparison when you consider comparing Angular and Polymer. Angular is and will remain a broader purpose-serving framework.