Zammad vs Zeplin

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

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

Zammad carries 6,394 GitHub stars across 11 public repos, with 9 repositories active in the last 90 days and 27 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 Zammad's footprint is roughly 4.4x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Zammad is the stronger read for anyone weighting community. Zeplin looks better where reach 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.