Checkout.com vs Frappe

Checkout.com (A collection of libraries and plugins for Checkout.com) and Frappe (We build world class open-source software products.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Frappe (rank #141) holds a narrow lead over Checkout.com (rank #152) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (53 vs 52). 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 slightly ahead of Checkout.com. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Frappe is clearly ahead of Checkout.com. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Frappe is clearly ahead of Checkout.com. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Checkout.com is clearly ahead of Frappe. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Frappe is ahead of Checkout.com.

Checkout.com carries 542 GitHub stars across 55 public repos, with 26 repositories active in the last 90 days and 11 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 198.4x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Checkout.com is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. Frappe looks better where education 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.