Frappe vs Hashnode

Frappe (We build world class open-source software products.) and Hashnode (Everything you need to start blogging as a developer!) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Frappe (rank #141) holds a modest lead over Hashnode (rank #625) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (53 vs 33). The gap of 20 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 Hashnode. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Frappe is clearly ahead of Hashnode. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Frappe is ahead of Hashnode. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Hashnode is ahead of Frappe. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Frappe is clearly ahead of Hashnode.

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. Hashnode shows 6,853 stars across 26 public repos, 3 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 15.7x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Frappe is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Hashnode looks better where reach 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.