Apollo.io vs Formbricks

Apollo.io (Apollo's github repo. Be awed) and Formbricks (Open Source Qualtrics Alternative) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Formbricks (rank #237) holds a modest lead over Apollo.io (rank #602) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (48 vs 34). The gap of 14 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

Apollo.io carries 73 GitHub stars across 41 public repos, with 7 repositories active in the last 90 days and 5 external contributors on record. Formbricks shows 12,675 stars across 18 public repos, 9 active in the last 90 days and 6 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Formbricks's footprint is roughly 173.6x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Apollo.io is the stronger read for anyone weighting education. Formbricks looks better where community 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.