Formbricks vs Plausible Analytics

Formbricks (Open Source Qualtrics Alternative) and Plausible Analytics (Simple, open source, lightweight (< 1 KB) and privacy-friendly alternative to Google Analytics.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Formbricks (rank #237) holds a narrow lead over Plausible Analytics (rank #338) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (48 vs 43). The gap of 5 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Plausible Analytics is slightly ahead of Formbricks. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Plausible Analytics is slightly ahead of Formbricks. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Plausible Analytics is ahead of Formbricks. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Plausible Analytics is ahead of Formbricks. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Plausible Analytics 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. Plausible Analytics shows 31,145 stars across 21 public repos, 7 active in the last 90 days and 23 external contributors.

Formbricks is worth a look for teams already invested in its stack. Plausible Analytics 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.