37signals vs Plausible Analytics

37signals (HEY! It's in Basecamp!) and Plausible Analytics (Simple, open source, lightweight (< 1 KB) and privacy-friendly alternative to Google Analytics.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

37signals (rank #122) holds a modest lead over Plausible Analytics (rank #338) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (54 vs 43). The gap of 11 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), 37signals is slightly ahead of Plausible Analytics. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Plausible Analytics is ahead of 37signals. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Plausible Analytics is slightly ahead of 37signals. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), 37signals is slightly ahead of Plausible Analytics. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), 37signals is slightly ahead of Plausible Analytics.

37signals carries 113,857 GitHub stars across 236 public repos, with 48 repositories active in the last 90 days and 298 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. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but 37signals's footprint is roughly 3.7x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

37signals is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Plausible Analytics looks better where education 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.