Frappe vs ReadMe

Frappe (We build world class open-source software products.) and ReadMe (Interactive developer hubs that help users succeed with your APIs 🦉) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Frappe (rank #141) holds a narrow lead over ReadMe (rank #257) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (53 vs 47). The gap of 6 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), ReadMe is slightly ahead of Frappe. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Frappe is ahead of ReadMe. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), ReadMe is slightly ahead of Frappe. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Frappe is clearly ahead of ReadMe.

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. ReadMe shows 1,824 stars across 106 public repos, 26 active in the last 90 days and 21 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Frappe's footprint is roughly 59.0x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Frappe is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. ReadMe looks better where code quality 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.