37signals vs Frappe

37signals (HEY! It's in Basecamp!) and Frappe (We build world class open-source software products.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

37signals (rank #122) holds a narrow lead over Frappe (rank #141) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (54 vs 53). 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), Frappe is ahead of 37signals. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Frappe is clearly ahead of 37signals. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Frappe is slightly ahead of 37signals. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), 37signals is clearly ahead of Frappe. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Frappe is clearly ahead of 37signals.

37signals carries 113,857 GitHub stars across 236 public repos, with 48 repositories active in the last 90 days and 298 external contributors on record. Frappe shows 107,553 stars across 207 public repos, 62 active in the last 90 days and 174 external contributors.

37signals is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. Frappe looks better where momentum 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.