Brex vs Formbricks
Developer ecosystem comparison across GitHub activity, SDKs, documentation, community, reach and momentum.
Brex and Formbricks (Open Source Qualtrics Alternative) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.
Formbricks (rank #237) holds a narrow lead over Brex (rank #257) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (48 vs 47). The gap of 1 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.
On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Formbricks is slightly ahead of Brex. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Brex is slightly ahead of Formbricks. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Formbricks is slightly ahead of Brex. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Brex is ahead of Formbricks. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Brex is ahead of Formbricks.
Brex carries 10,822 GitHub stars across 84 public repos, with 28 repositories active in the last 90 days and 13 external contributors on record. Formbricks shows 12,675 stars across 18 public repos, 9 active in the last 90 days and 6 external contributors.
Brex is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Formbricks looks better where code quality 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.
Side-by-side metrics
| Metric | Brex | Formbricks |
|---|---|---|
| Ranking | ||
| Overall rank | #257 | #237 |
| Pillars | ||
| Overall | 47 | 48 |
| Code | 49 | 53 |
| Education | 71 | 67 |
| Community | 43 | 47 |
| Reach | 46 | 36 |
| Momentum | 37 | 24 |
| Builder experience | 0 | 0 |
| Signals | ||
| Stars | 10,822 | 12,675 |
| Forks | 699 | 2,459 |
| Public repos | 84 | 18 |
| Active repos (90d) | 28 | 9 |
| External contributors | 13 | 6 |
| Avg polish | 49 | 57 |
| Avg AI-readiness | 42 | 37 |