Gusto vs jotform

Gusto and jotform (Free Online Form Builder & Form Creator) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Gusto (rank #337) holds a modest lead over jotform (rank #727) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (43 vs 30). 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), Gusto is ahead of jotform. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Gusto is clearly ahead of jotform. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Gusto is ahead of jotform. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), jotform is clearly ahead of Gusto. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), jotform is slightly ahead of Gusto.

Gusto carries 781 GitHub stars across 148 public repos, with 20 repositories active in the last 90 days and 6 external contributors on record. jotform shows 1,105 stars across 32 public repos, 4 active in the last 90 days and 3 external contributors.

Gusto is the stronger read for anyone weighting education. jotform 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.