Open Source Qualtrics Alternative
Formbricks vs GoCardless
Developer ecosystem comparison across GitHub activity, SDKs, documentation, community, reach and momentum.
Formbricks (Open Source Qualtrics Alternative) and GoCardless both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.
Formbricks (rank #237) holds a narrow lead over GoCardless (rank #372) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (48 vs 42). The gap of 6 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.
On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Formbricks is slightly ahead of GoCardless. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Formbricks is ahead of GoCardless. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Formbricks is ahead of GoCardless. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Formbricks is clearly ahead of GoCardless. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), GoCardless is clearly ahead of Formbricks.
Formbricks carries 12,675 GitHub stars across 18 public repos, with 9 repositories active in the last 90 days and 6 external contributors on record. GoCardless shows 6,977 stars across 161 public repos, 19 active in the last 90 days and 3 external contributors.
Formbricks is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. GoCardless looks better where momentum 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.
Side-by-side metrics
| Metric | Formbricks | GoCardless |
|---|---|---|
| Ranking | ||
| Overall rank | #237 | #372 |
| Pillars | ||
| Overall | 48 | 42 |
| Code | 53 | 49 |
| Education | 67 | 54 |
| Community | 47 | 33 |
| Reach | 36 | 12 |
| Momentum | 24 | 60 |
| Builder experience | 0 | 0 |
| Signals | ||
| Stars | 12,675 | 6,977 |
| Forks | 2,459 | 1,173 |
| Public repos | 18 | 161 |
| Active repos (90d) | 9 | 19 |
| External contributors | 6 | 3 |
| Avg polish | 57 | 48 |
| Avg AI-readiness | 37 | 38 |