Elementor vs Frappe

Elementor 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 Elementor (rank #317) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (53 vs 44). The gap of 9 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

Elementor carries 10,938 GitHub stars across 67 public repos, with 9 repositories active in the last 90 days and 45 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 9.8x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Elementor is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. 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.