Formbricks vs Mailchimp

Formbricks (Open Source Qualtrics Alternative) and Mailchimp (Mailchimp is an all-in-one marketing platform that helps you manage and talk to your clients, customers, and other interested parties.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Formbricks (rank #237) holds a narrow lead over Mailchimp (rank #317) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (48 vs 44). The gap of 4 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. Mailchimp shows 8,980 stars across 28 public repos, 6 active in the last 90 days and 6 external contributors.

Formbricks is the stronger read for anyone weighting education. Mailchimp 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.