Adobe, Inc. vs Plausible Analytics

Adobe, Inc. (Open source from Adobe) and Plausible Analytics (Simple, open source, lightweight (< 1 KB) and privacy-friendly alternative to Google Analytics.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Adobe, Inc. (rank #47) holds a modest lead over Plausible Analytics (rank #338) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (61 vs 43). The gap of 18 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

Adobe, Inc. carries 63,154 GitHub stars across 1,108 public repos, with 91 repositories active in the last 90 days and 87 external contributors on record. Plausible Analytics shows 31,145 stars across 21 public repos, 7 active in the last 90 days and 23 external contributors.

Adobe, Inc. is the stronger read for anyone weighting code quality. Plausible Analytics 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.