Frappe vs GoCardless

Frappe (We build world class open-source software products.) and GoCardless both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Frappe (rank #141) holds a modest lead over GoCardless (rank #372) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (53 vs 42). The gap of 11 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 GoCardless. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Frappe is clearly ahead of GoCardless. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Frappe is clearly ahead of GoCardless. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Frappe is slightly ahead of GoCardless. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Frappe is ahead of GoCardless.

Frappe carries 107,553 GitHub stars across 207 public repos, with 62 repositories active in the last 90 days and 174 external contributors on record. GoCardless shows 6,977 stars across 161 public repos, 19 active in the last 90 days and 3 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Frappe's footprint is roughly 15.4x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Frappe is the stronger read for anyone weighting education. GoCardless makes more sense for teams already using its adjacent tools. The table below breaks the scores down pillar by pillar; the linked profiles cover the underlying repos, docs and community signals in full.