Formbricks vs Pirsch Analytics

Formbricks (Open Source Qualtrics Alternative) and Pirsch Analytics (Pirsch is a simple, privacy-friendly, open-source alternative to Google Analytics - lightweight, cookie-free and easily integrated into any website. By @emvi.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Formbricks (rank #237) holds a modest lead over Pirsch Analytics (rank #625) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (48 vs 33). The gap of 15 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 Pirsch Analytics. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Pirsch Analytics is slightly ahead of Formbricks. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Formbricks is ahead of Pirsch Analytics. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Formbricks is slightly ahead of Pirsch Analytics. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Formbricks is ahead of Pirsch Analytics.

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. Pirsch Analytics shows 1,203 stars across 24 public repos, 5 active in the last 90 days and 1 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Formbricks's footprint is roughly 10.5x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Formbricks is the stronger read for anyone weighting community. Pirsch Analytics looks better where education 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.