KAYAK vs Pirsch Analytics

KAYAK and Pirsch Analytics (Pirsch is a simple, privacy-friendly, open-source alternative to Google Analytics - lightweight, cookie-free and easily integrated into any website. By @emvi.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

KAYAK (rank #485) holds a narrow lead over Pirsch Analytics (rank #625) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (38 vs 33). The gap of 5 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

KAYAK carries 3,186 GitHub stars across 72 public repos, with 4 repositories active in the last 90 days and 1 external contributors on record. Pirsch Analytics shows 1,203 stars across 24 public repos, 5 active in the last 90 days and 1 external contributors.

KAYAK is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Pirsch Analytics looks better where education 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.