Element vs Plausible Analytics

Element (Founded by the creators of Matrix, we build digitally sovereign, secure and interoperable real-time communication solutions for large organisations.) and Plausible Analytics (Simple, open source, lightweight (< 1 KB) and privacy-friendly alternative to Google Analytics.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Element (rank #189) holds a narrow lead over Plausible Analytics (rank #338) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (50 vs 43). The gap of 7 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

Element carries 34,608 GitHub stars across 137 public repos, with 33 repositories active in the last 90 days and 97 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.

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