Frappe vs VTEX

Frappe (We build world class open-source software products.) and VTEX (The Enterprise Digital Commerce Platform ⚠️ To invite someone to this Github Org. Follow: https://vai.vtex.com/access-request) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Frappe (rank #141) holds a narrow lead over VTEX (rank #152) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (53 vs 52). The gap of 1 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. VTEX shows 1,617 stars across 266 public repos, 47 active in the last 90 days and 51 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Frappe's footprint is roughly 66.5x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

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