Frappe vs Pirsch Analytics

Frappe (We build world class open-source software products.) 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.

Frappe (rank #141) holds a modest lead over Pirsch Analytics (rank #625) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (53 vs 33). The gap of 20 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Frappe is ahead of Pirsch Analytics. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Frappe is ahead of Pirsch Analytics. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Frappe is clearly ahead of Pirsch Analytics. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Pirsch Analytics is slightly ahead of Frappe. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Frappe is clearly ahead of Pirsch Analytics.

Frappe carries 107,553 GitHub stars across 207 public repos, with 62 repositories active in the last 90 days and 174 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 Frappe's footprint is roughly 89.4x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Frappe is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Pirsch Analytics 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.