Box vs Plausible Analytics

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

Box (rank #93) holds a modest lead over Plausible Analytics (rank #338) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (56 vs 43). The gap of 13 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

Box carries 14,074 GitHub stars across 84 public repos, with 18 repositories active in the last 90 days and 33 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.

Box is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. 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.