Front vs UXPin
Developer ecosystem comparison across GitHub activity, SDKs, documentation, community, reach and momentum.
Front and UXPin (The Full-Stack UX Design Platform) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.
UXPin (rank #569) holds a narrow lead over Front (rank #625) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (35 vs 33). The gap of 2 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.
On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Front is slightly ahead of UXPin. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), UXPin is slightly ahead of Front. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Front is slightly ahead of UXPin. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), UXPin is clearly ahead of Front. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Front is ahead of UXPin.
Front carries 103 GitHub stars across 122 public repos, with 8 repositories active in the last 90 days and 3 external contributors on record. UXPin shows 879 stars across 25 public repos, 3 active in the last 90 days and 0 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but UXPin's footprint is roughly 8.5x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.
Front is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. UXPin 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.
Side-by-side metrics
| Metric | Front | UXPin |
|---|---|---|
| Ranking | ||
| Overall rank | #625 | #569 |
| Pillars | ||
| Overall | 33 | 35 |
| Code | 35 | 30 |
| Education | 58 | 66 |
| Community | 16 | 13 |
| Reach | 10 | 39 |
| Momentum | 44 | 34 |
| Builder experience | 0 | 0 |
| Signals | ||
| Stars | 103 | 879 |
| Forks | 102 | 117 |
| Public repos | 122 | 25 |
| Active repos (90d) | 8 | 3 |
| External contributors | 3 | 0 |
| Avg polish | 32 | 23 |
| Avg AI-readiness | 21 | 21 |