Dropbox vs Frappe

Dropbox 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 Dropbox (rank #257) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (53 vs 47). The gap of 6 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 Dropbox. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Frappe is clearly ahead of Dropbox. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Frappe is ahead of Dropbox. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Dropbox is ahead of Frappe. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Frappe is ahead of Dropbox.

Dropbox carries 61,045 GitHub stars across 247 public repos, with 29 repositories active in the last 90 days and 2 external contributors on record. Frappe shows 107,553 stars across 207 public repos, 62 active in the last 90 days and 174 external contributors.

Dropbox 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.