LinkedIn vs Pirsch Analytics

LinkedIn 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.

LinkedIn (rank #338) holds a modest lead over Pirsch Analytics (rank #625) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (43 vs 33). The gap of 10 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

LinkedIn carries 77,785 GitHub stars across 137 public repos, with 28 repositories active in the last 90 days and 52 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. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but LinkedIn's footprint is roughly 64.7x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

LinkedIn is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. 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.