Ecwid vs Pirsch Analytics

Ecwid 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.

Pirsch Analytics (rank #625) holds a narrow lead over Ecwid (rank #727) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (33 vs 30). The gap of 3 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 Ecwid. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Pirsch Analytics is ahead of Ecwid. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Pirsch Analytics is slightly ahead of Ecwid. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Pirsch Analytics is clearly ahead of Ecwid.

Ecwid carries 1,169 GitHub stars across 43 public repos, with 6 repositories active in the last 90 days and 10 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.

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