Frappe vs Podium

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

Frappe (rank #141) holds a modest lead over Podium (rank #372) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (53 vs 42). The gap of 11 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 Podium. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Frappe is slightly ahead of Podium. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Frappe is clearly ahead of Podium. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Podium is clearly ahead of Frappe. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Frappe is clearly ahead of Podium.

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. Podium shows 86 stars across 25 public repos, 7 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 1250.6x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

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