BookStackApp vs Plausible Analytics

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

Plausible Analytics (rank #338) holds a narrow lead over BookStackApp (rank #401) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (43 vs 41). The gap of 2 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Plausible Analytics is ahead of BookStackApp. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Plausible Analytics is ahead of BookStackApp. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Plausible Analytics is ahead of BookStackApp. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), BookStackApp is clearly ahead of Plausible Analytics.

BookStackApp carries 19,167 GitHub stars across 6 public repos, with 1 repositories active in the last 90 days and 5 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.

BookStackApp is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Plausible Analytics 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.