Frappe vs Dropbox Sign

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

Frappe (rank #141) holds a modest lead over Dropbox Sign (rank #430) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (53 vs 40). The gap of 13 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 Dropbox Sign. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Frappe is slightly ahead of Dropbox Sign. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Frappe is clearly ahead of Dropbox Sign. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Dropbox Sign is ahead of Frappe. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Frappe is clearly ahead of Dropbox Sign.

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. Dropbox Sign shows 434 stars across 36 public repos, 9 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 247.8x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Frappe is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Dropbox Sign 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.