Stream vs PostHog

Stream (Build scalable in-app chat, feeds, and live video with AI moderation capabilities in hours, not weeks.) and PostHog (The single platform to analyze, test, observe, and deploy new features) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

PostHog (rank #30) holds a modest lead over Stream (rank #317) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (63 vs 44). The gap of 19 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), PostHog is ahead of Stream. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), PostHog is slightly ahead of Stream. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), PostHog is slightly ahead of Stream. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), PostHog is slightly ahead of Stream.

Stream carries 35,664 GitHub stars across 487 public repos, with 84 repositories active in the last 90 days and 44 external contributors on record. PostHog shows 40,775 stars across 357 public repos, 87 active in the last 90 days and 212 external contributors.

Stream is worth a look for teams already invested in its stack. PostHog looks better where code quality 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.