jotform vs Softr

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

Softr (rank #459) holds a modest lead over jotform (rank #727) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (39 vs 30). The gap of 9 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. Softr shows 1 stars across 2 public repos, 1 active in the last 90 days and 11 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but jotform's footprint is roughly 1105.0x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

jotform is the stronger read for anyone weighting code quality. Softr 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.