Buffer vs Frappe

Buffer (Helping people build their business on social media since 2011) and Frappe (We build world class open-source software products.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Frappe (rank #141) holds a modest lead over Buffer (rank #455) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (53 vs 39). The gap of 14 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Frappe is clearly ahead of Buffer. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Frappe is ahead of Buffer. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Frappe is clearly ahead of Buffer. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Frappe is clearly ahead of Buffer.

Buffer carries 11,181 GitHub stars across 196 public repos, with 4 repositories active in the last 90 days and 0 external contributors on record. Frappe shows 107,553 stars across 207 public repos, 62 active in the last 90 days and 174 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Frappe's footprint is roughly 9.6x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Buffer is worth a look for teams already invested in its stack. 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.