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Cybersource vs Formbricks

Developer ecosystem comparison across GitHub activity, SDKs, documentation, community, reach and momentum.

Cybersource and Formbricks (Open Source Qualtrics Alternative) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Formbricks (rank #237) holds a modest lead over Cybersource (rank #536) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (48 vs 36). The gap of 12 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 Cybersource. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Formbricks is slightly ahead of Cybersource. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Formbricks is ahead of Cybersource. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Cybersource is ahead of Formbricks.

Cybersource carries 587 GitHub stars across 40 public repos, with 28 repositories active in the last 90 days and 7 external contributors on record. Formbricks shows 12,675 stars across 18 public repos, 9 active in the last 90 days and 6 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Formbricks's footprint is roughly 21.6x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Cybersource is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. 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.

Side-by-side metrics

MetricCybersourceFormbricks
Ranking
Overall rank#536#237
Pillars
Overall3648
Code4953
Education6467
Community3147
Reach3636
Momentum3724
Builder experience00
Signals
Stars58712,675
Forks9862,459
Public repos4018
Active repos (90d)289
External contributors76
Avg polish4857
Avg AI-readiness4337

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