Healthchecks vs Plausible Analytics

Healthchecks (Open-source cron job and background task monitoring) and Plausible Analytics (Simple, open source, lightweight (< 1 KB) and privacy-friendly alternative to Google Analytics.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Plausible Analytics (rank #338) holds a narrow lead over Healthchecks (rank #455) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (43 vs 39). The gap of 4 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 Healthchecks. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Healthchecks is slightly ahead of Plausible Analytics. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Plausible Analytics is ahead of Healthchecks. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Plausible Analytics is ahead of Healthchecks. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Plausible Analytics is slightly ahead of Healthchecks.

Healthchecks carries 10,273 GitHub stars across 3 public repos, with 1 repositories active in the last 90 days and 1 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 3.0x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Healthchecks is the stronger read for anyone weighting education. 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.