Frappe vs Instructure, Inc.

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

Frappe (rank #141) holds a modest lead over Instructure, Inc. (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 Instructure, Inc.. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Frappe is clearly ahead of Instructure, Inc.. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Frappe is ahead of Instructure, Inc.. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Instructure, Inc. is slightly ahead of Frappe. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Frappe is clearly ahead of Instructure, Inc..

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. Instructure, Inc. shows 10,186 stars across 212 public repos, 37 active in the last 90 days and 29 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Frappe's footprint is roughly 10.6x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Frappe is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Instructure, Inc. 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.