Dialpad vs Pirsch Analytics

Dialpad and Pirsch Analytics (Pirsch is a simple, privacy-friendly, open-source alternative to Google Analytics - lightweight, cookie-free and easily integrated into any website. By @emvi.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Dialpad (rank #317) holds a modest lead over Pirsch Analytics (rank #625) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (44 vs 33). The gap of 11 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

Dialpad carries 111 GitHub stars across 25 public repos, with 5 repositories active in the last 90 days and 19 external contributors on record. Pirsch Analytics shows 1,203 stars across 24 public repos, 5 active in the last 90 days and 1 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Pirsch Analytics's footprint is roughly 10.8x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Dialpad is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. Pirsch 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.