Frappe vs Zeplin

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

Frappe (rank #141) holds a modest lead over Zeplin (rank #430) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (53 vs 40). The gap of 13 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 Zeplin. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Frappe is slightly ahead of Zeplin. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Frappe is clearly ahead of Zeplin. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Frappe is clearly ahead of Zeplin.

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. Zeplin shows 1,460 stars across 57 public repos, 8 active in the last 90 days and 4 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Frappe's footprint is roughly 73.7x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Frappe is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Zeplin makes more sense for teams already using its adjacent tools. The table below breaks the scores down pillar by pillar; the linked profiles cover the underlying repos, docs and community signals in full.