Formbricks vs Patreon

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

Formbricks (rank #237) holds a modest lead over Patreon (rank #536) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (48 vs 36). The gap of 12 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 Patreon. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Formbricks is slightly ahead of Patreon. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Formbricks is clearly ahead of Patreon. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Patreon is clearly ahead of Formbricks. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Formbricks is clearly ahead of Patreon.

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. Patreon shows 846 stars across 62 public repos, 0 active in the last 90 days and 2 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Formbricks's footprint is roughly 15.0x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Formbricks is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Patreon 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.