kununu vs Zeplin

kununu (Let's make work better.) and Zeplin both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Zeplin (rank #430) holds a narrow lead over kununu (rank #602) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (40 vs 34). 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), kununu is slightly ahead of Zeplin. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Zeplin is clearly ahead of kununu. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Zeplin is ahead of kununu. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), kununu is clearly ahead of Zeplin. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), kununu is clearly ahead of Zeplin.

kununu carries 132 GitHub stars across 40 public repos, with 17 repositories active in the last 90 days and 2 external contributors on record. Zeplin shows 1,460 stars across 57 public repos, 8 active in the last 90 days and 4 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Zeplin's footprint is roughly 11.1x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

kununu is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. Zeplin 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.