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VTEX vs Zeplin
Developer ecosystem comparison across GitHub activity, SDKs, documentation, community, reach and momentum.
VTEX (The Enterprise Digital Commerce Platform ⚠️ To invite someone to this Github Org. Follow: https://vai.vtex.com/access-request) and Zeplin both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.
VTEX (rank #152) holds a modest lead over Zeplin (rank #430) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (52 vs 40). 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), VTEX is clearly ahead of Zeplin. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), VTEX is ahead of Zeplin. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), VTEX is slightly ahead of Zeplin. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), VTEX is clearly ahead of Zeplin.
VTEX carries 1,617 GitHub stars across 266 public repos, with 47 repositories active in the last 90 days and 51 external contributors on record. Zeplin shows 1,460 stars across 57 public repos, 8 active in the last 90 days and 4 external contributors.
VTEX is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Zeplin makes more sense for teams already using its adjacent tools. The table below breaks the scores down pillar by pillar; the linked profiles cover the underlying repos, docs and community signals in full.
Side-by-side metrics
| Metric | VTEX | Zeplin |
|---|---|---|
| Ranking | ||
| Overall rank | #152 | #430 |
| Pillars | ||
| Overall | 52 | 40 |
| Code | 71 | 49 |
| Education | 77 | 77 |
| Community | 41 | 28 |
| Reach | 21 | 20 |
| Momentum | 46 | 16 |
| Builder experience | 0 | 0 |
| Signals | ||
| Stars | 1,617 | 1,460 |
| Forks | 731 | 228 |
| Public repos | 266 | 57 |
| Active repos (90d) | 47 | 8 |
| External contributors | 51 | 4 |
| Avg polish | 67 | 54 |
| Avg AI-readiness | 54 | 26 |