Frappe vs Shopify

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

Shopify (rank #14) holds a modest lead over Frappe (rank #141) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (67 vs 53). The gap of 14 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. Shopify shows 130,099 stars across 1,215 public repos, 76 active in the last 90 days and 86 external contributors.

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