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Formbricks vs Orca Security
Developer ecosystem comparison across GitHub activity, SDKs, documentation, community, reach and momentum.
Formbricks (Open Source Qualtrics Alternative) and Orca Security both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.
Formbricks (rank #237) holds a modest lead over Orca Security (rank #569) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (48 vs 35). The gap of 13 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.
On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Formbricks is ahead of Orca Security. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Formbricks is ahead of Orca Security. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Formbricks is ahead of Orca Security. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Formbricks is ahead of Orca Security. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Orca Security 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. Orca Security shows 230 stars across 35 public repos, 17 active in the last 90 days and 12 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Formbricks's footprint is roughly 55.1x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.
Formbricks is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. Orca Security 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 | Orca Security |
|---|---|---|
| Ranking | ||
| Overall rank | #237 | #569 |
| Pillars | ||
| Overall | 48 | 35 |
| Code | 53 | 40 |
| Education | 67 | 57 |
| Community | 47 | 37 |
| Reach | 36 | 21 |
| Momentum | 24 | 59 |
| Builder experience | 0 | 0 |
| Signals | ||
| Stars | 12,675 | 230 |
| Forks | 2,459 | 73 |
| Public repos | 18 | 35 |
| Active repos (90d) | 9 | 17 |
| External contributors | 6 | 12 |
| Avg polish | 57 | 41 |
| Avg AI-readiness | 37 | 23 |