Buffer vs Formbricks

Buffer (Helping people build their business on social media since 2011) and Formbricks (Open Source Qualtrics Alternative) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Formbricks (rank #237) holds a modest lead over Buffer (rank #455) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (48 vs 39). The gap of 9 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 Buffer. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Formbricks is slightly ahead of Buffer. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Formbricks is clearly ahead of Buffer. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Formbricks is ahead of Buffer. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Formbricks is ahead of Buffer.

Buffer carries 11,181 GitHub stars across 196 public repos, with 4 repositories active in the last 90 days and 0 external contributors on record. Formbricks shows 12,675 stars across 18 public repos, 9 active in the last 90 days and 6 external contributors.

Buffer is worth a look for teams already invested in its stack. 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.