Frappe vs SlackAPI

Frappe (We build world class open-source software products.) and SlackAPI (https://docs.slack.dev/tools) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

SlackAPI (rank #47) holds a narrow lead over Frappe (rank #141) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (61 vs 53). The gap of 8 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. SlackAPI shows 17,894 stars across 37 public repos, 19 active in the last 90 days and 39 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Frappe's footprint is roughly 6.0x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Frappe is the stronger read for anyone weighting education. SlackAPI 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.