Discourse vs Frappe

Discourse (The 100% open source discussion platform built for the next decade of the Internet.) 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 Discourse (rank #189) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (53 vs 50). The gap of 3 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 Discourse. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Frappe is clearly ahead of Discourse. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Frappe is ahead of Discourse. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Discourse is ahead of Frappe. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Discourse is slightly ahead of Frappe.

Discourse carries 55,678 GitHub stars across 620 public repos, with 90 repositories active in the last 90 days and 44 external contributors on record. Frappe shows 107,553 stars across 207 public repos, 62 active in the last 90 days and 174 external contributors.

Discourse 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.