Frappe vs Palo Alto Networks

Frappe (We build world class open-source software products.) and Palo Alto Networks (We ensure each day is safer and more secure than the one before.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Palo Alto Networks (rank #93) holds a narrow lead over Frappe (rank #141) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (56 vs 53). The gap of 3 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Palo Alto Networks is slightly ahead of Frappe. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Frappe is ahead of Palo Alto Networks. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Frappe is ahead of Palo Alto Networks. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Palo Alto Networks is clearly ahead of Frappe. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Palo Alto Networks 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. Palo Alto Networks shows 6,403 stars across 525 public repos, 66 active in the last 90 days and 13 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Frappe's footprint is roughly 16.8x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Frappe is the stronger read for anyone weighting education. Palo Alto Networks 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.