BookStackApp vs Increase

BookStackApp and Increase (Build your bank) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Increase (rank #55) holds a modest lead over BookStackApp (rank #401) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (60 vs 41). The gap of 19 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. Increase shows 45 stars across 12 public repos, 11 active in the last 90 days and 5 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but BookStackApp's footprint is roughly 425.9x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

BookStackApp is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Increase 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.