Frappe vs ownCloud - a Kiteworks Company

Frappe (We build world class open-source software products.) and ownCloud - a Kiteworks Company (Open, federated file sync & share. The original Enterprise File Sync and Share. AI-contributions welcome.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Frappe (rank #141) holds a narrow lead over ownCloud - a Kiteworks Company (rank #165) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (53 vs 51). The gap of 2 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. ownCloud - a Kiteworks Company shows 18,930 stars across 178 public repos, 100 active in the last 90 days and 35 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Frappe's footprint is roughly 5.7x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Frappe is the stronger read for anyone weighting education. ownCloud - a Kiteworks Company 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.