InVision vs Zeplin
Developer ecosystem comparison across GitHub activity, SDKs, documentation, community, reach and momentum.
InVision and Zeplin both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.
InVision and Zeplin sit at essentially the same overall ecosystem score (40), which is unusual and worth reading through the pillars below.
On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Zeplin is slightly ahead of InVision. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), InVision is slightly ahead of Zeplin. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Zeplin is ahead of InVision. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), InVision is ahead of Zeplin. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Zeplin is ahead of InVision.
InVision carries 1,303 GitHub stars across 114 public repos, with 0 repositories active in the last 90 days and 0 external contributors on record. Zeplin shows 1,460 stars across 57 public repos, 8 active in the last 90 days and 4 external contributors.
InVision is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. Zeplin looks better where momentum 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 | InVision | Zeplin |
|---|---|---|
| Ranking | ||
| Overall rank | #430 | #430 |
| Pillars | ||
| Overall | 40 | 40 |
| Code | 46 | 49 |
| Education | 80 | 77 |
| Community | 14 | 28 |
| Reach | 40 | 20 |
| Momentum | 0 | 16 |
| Builder experience | 0 | 0 |
| Signals | ||
| Stars | 1,303 | 1,460 |
| Forks | 193 | 228 |
| Public repos | 114 | 57 |
| Active repos (90d) | 0 | 8 |
| External contributors | 0 | 4 |
| Avg polish | 52 | 54 |
| Avg AI-readiness | 34 | 26 |