Formbricks vs Segment

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

Segment (rank #103) holds a narrow lead over Formbricks (rank #237) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (55 vs 48). The gap of 7 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Segment is slightly ahead of Formbricks. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Segment is slightly ahead of Formbricks. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Segment is ahead of Formbricks. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Segment is slightly ahead of Formbricks. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Segment 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. Segment shows 58,406 stars across 421 public repos, 53 active in the last 90 days and 12 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Segment's footprint is roughly 4.6x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

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