Jamf vs Plausible Analytics

Jamf 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 Jamf (rank #430) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (43 vs 40). The gap of 3 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

Jamf carries 7,946 GitHub stars across 114 public repos, with 20 repositories active in the last 90 days and 5 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 3.9x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Jamf is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Plausible Analytics 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.