Loom vs Pirsch Analytics

Loom (Async Video Messaging for Work) 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.

Pirsch Analytics (rank #625) holds a narrow lead over Loom (rank #696) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (33 vs 31). The gap of 2 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

Loom carries 50 GitHub stars across 32 public repos, with 5 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. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Pirsch Analytics's footprint is roughly 24.1x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Loom is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Pirsch 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.