jotform vs LinkedIn

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

LinkedIn (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), LinkedIn is ahead of jotform. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), LinkedIn is ahead of jotform. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), LinkedIn is clearly ahead of jotform. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), LinkedIn is ahead of jotform. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), LinkedIn is slightly ahead of jotform.

jotform carries 1,105 GitHub stars across 32 public repos, with 4 repositories active in the last 90 days and 3 external contributors on record. LinkedIn shows 77,785 stars across 137 public repos, 28 active in the last 90 days and 52 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but LinkedIn's footprint is roughly 70.4x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

jotform is worth a look for teams already invested in its stack. LinkedIn looks better where community 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.