Formbricks vs Paddle

Formbricks (Open Source Qualtrics Alternative) and Paddle both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Formbricks (rank #237) holds a narrow lead over Paddle (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), Paddle is slightly ahead of Formbricks. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Formbricks is ahead of Paddle. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Formbricks is slightly ahead of Paddle. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Formbricks is ahead of Paddle. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Paddle is 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. Paddle shows 997 stars across 54 public repos, 22 active in the last 90 days and 6 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Formbricks's footprint is roughly 12.7x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Formbricks is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. Paddle 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.