edX vs Plausible Analytics

edX (Online learning at https://edx.org, powered by the Open edX platform https://openedx.org) and Plausible Analytics (Simple, open source, lightweight (< 1 KB) and privacy-friendly alternative to Google Analytics.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

edX and Plausible Analytics sit at essentially the same overall ecosystem score (43), which is unusual and worth reading through the pillars below.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), edX is slightly ahead of Plausible Analytics. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Plausible Analytics is clearly ahead of edX. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Plausible Analytics is clearly ahead of edX. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Plausible Analytics is ahead of edX. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), edX is ahead of Plausible 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. Plausible Analytics shows 31,145 stars across 21 public repos, 7 active in the last 90 days and 23 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Plausible Analytics's footprint is roughly 79.5x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

edX is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Plausible 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.