Frappe vs SolarWinds

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

Frappe (rank #141) holds a modest lead over SolarWinds (rank #569) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (53 vs 35). The gap of 18 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 SolarWinds. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Frappe is clearly ahead of SolarWinds. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Frappe is clearly ahead of SolarWinds. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), SolarWinds is ahead of Frappe. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Frappe is ahead of SolarWinds.

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. SolarWinds shows 1,101 stars across 104 public repos, 35 active in the last 90 days and 18 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Frappe's footprint is roughly 97.7x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

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