jotform vs Paddle

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

Paddle (rank #371) holds a modest lead over jotform (rank #727) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (42 vs 30). The gap of 12 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. Paddle shows 997 stars across 54 public repos, 22 active in the last 90 days and 6 external contributors.

jotform is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. Paddle 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.