Gusto vs Plausible Analytics

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

Gusto and Plausible Analytics sit at essentially the same overall ecosystem score (43), which is unusual and worth reading through the pillars below.

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

Gusto carries 781 GitHub stars across 148 public repos, with 20 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. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Plausible Analytics's footprint is roughly 39.9x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Gusto is the stronger read for anyone weighting code quality. Plausible 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.