Patreon vs Zeplin

Patreon and Zeplin both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Zeplin (rank #430) holds a narrow lead over Patreon (rank #536) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (40 vs 36). The gap of 4 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

Patreon carries 846 GitHub stars across 62 public repos, with 0 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.

Patreon is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. Zeplin looks better where momentum 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.