HubSpot vs PostHog

HubSpot 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 narrow lead over HubSpot (rank #93) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (63 vs 56). 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), PostHog is clearly ahead of HubSpot. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), PostHog is slightly ahead of HubSpot. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), PostHog is ahead of HubSpot. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), HubSpot is clearly ahead of PostHog. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), PostHog is clearly ahead of HubSpot.

HubSpot carries 53,481 GitHub stars across 381 public repos, with 35 repositories active in the last 90 days and 4 external contributors on record. PostHog shows 40,775 stars across 357 public repos, 87 active in the last 90 days and 212 external contributors.

HubSpot is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. PostHog 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.