jotform vs Patreon

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

Patreon (rank #538) holds a narrow lead over jotform (rank #727) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (36 vs 30). The gap of 6 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. Patreon shows 846 stars across 62 public repos, 0 active in the last 90 days and 2 external contributors.

jotform is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Patreon looks better where education 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.