Clio vs Plausible Analytics

Clio 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 modest lead over Clio (rank #625) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (43 vs 33). The gap of 10 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

Clio carries 518 GitHub stars across 19 public repos, with 4 repositories active in the last 90 days and 3 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 Plausible Analytics's footprint is roughly 60.1x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Clio is the stronger read for anyone weighting education. Plausible Analytics looks better where reach 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.