Magento vs Plausible Analytics

Magento and Plausible Analytics (Simple, open source, lightweight (< 1 KB) and privacy-friendly alternative to Google Analytics.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Magento (rank #209) holds a narrow lead over Plausible Analytics (rank #338) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (49 vs 43). The gap of 6 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

Magento carries 18,718 GitHub stars across 97 public repos, with 20 repositories active in the last 90 days and 32 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.

Magento is the stronger read for anyone weighting code quality. Plausible 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.