edX vs Pirsch Analytics

edX (Online learning at https://edx.org, powered by the Open edX platform https://openedx.org) 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.

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

edX carries 392 GitHub stars across 250 public repos, with 52 repositories active in the last 90 days and 22 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 3.1x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

edX 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.