Frappe vs Squarespace

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

Frappe (rank #141) holds a modest lead over Squarespace (rank #536) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (53 vs 36). The gap of 17 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 Squarespace. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Frappe is ahead of Squarespace. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Frappe is clearly ahead of Squarespace. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Squarespace is ahead of Frappe. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Frappe is clearly ahead of Squarespace.

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. Squarespace shows 2,038 stars across 98 public repos, 6 active in the last 90 days and 1 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Frappe's footprint is roughly 52.8x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

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