BookStackApp vs Formspark

BookStackApp and Formspark both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Formspark (rank #372) holds a narrow lead over BookStackApp (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), Formspark is ahead of BookStackApp. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), BookStackApp is slightly ahead of Formspark. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), BookStackApp is ahead of Formspark. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), BookStackApp is clearly ahead of Formspark. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), BookStackApp is ahead of Formspark.

BookStackApp carries 19,167 GitHub stars across 6 public repos, with 1 repositories active in the last 90 days and 5 external contributors on record. Formspark shows 67 stars across 8 public repos, 8 active in the last 90 days and 2 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but BookStackApp's footprint is roughly 286.1x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

BookStackApp is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. Formspark looks better where code quality 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.