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Frappe vs Podio

Developer ecosystem comparison across GitHub activity, SDKs, documentation, community, reach and momentum.

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

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

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. Podio shows 2,064 stars across 74 public repos, 8 active in the last 90 days and 2 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Frappe's footprint is roughly 52.1x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Frappe is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Podio 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.

Side-by-side metrics

MetricFrappePodio
Ranking
Overall rank#141#430
Pillars
Overall5340
Code6942
Education7955
Community5525
Reach2054
Momentum7716
Builder experience00
Signals
Stars107,5532,064
Forks38,137757
Public repos20774
Active repos (90d)628
External contributors1742
Avg polish7344
Avg AI-readiness5329

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