Duolingo vs Pirsch Analytics

Duolingo 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.

Duolingo (rank #338) holds a modest lead over Pirsch Analytics (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), Pirsch Analytics is slightly ahead of Duolingo. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Pirsch Analytics is clearly ahead of Duolingo. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Duolingo is slightly ahead of Pirsch Analytics. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Duolingo is clearly ahead of Pirsch Analytics. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Duolingo is clearly ahead of Pirsch Analytics.

Duolingo carries 1,721 GitHub stars across 12 public repos, with 8 repositories active in the last 90 days and 11 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.

Duolingo is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Pirsch Analytics looks better where education 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.