Frappe vs Slab

Frappe (We build world class open-source software products.) and Slab (Making the workplace a source of learning and purpose through knowledge-sharing. We're hiring!) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Frappe (rank #141) holds a modest lead over Slab (rank #455) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (53 vs 39). 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), Frappe is ahead of Slab. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Frappe is clearly ahead of Slab. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Frappe is ahead of Slab. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Slab is slightly ahead of Frappe. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Frappe is clearly ahead of Slab.

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. Slab shows 49,433 stars across 28 public repos, 0 active in the last 90 days and 8 external contributors.

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