Frappe vs Smartsheet

Frappe (We build world class open-source software products.) and Smartsheet (Opensource SDKs for the Smartsheet collaborative work management platform) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Frappe (rank #141) holds a modest lead over Smartsheet (rank #338) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (53 vs 43). The gap of 10 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. Smartsheet shows 150 stars across 11 public repos, 8 active in the last 90 days and 15 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Frappe's footprint is roughly 717.0x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

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