Matomo Analytics vs Segment

Matomo Analytics (Matomo is hiring 🚀 Matomo.org/jobs MISSION: « To create, as a community, the leading open analytics platform that gives every user full control of their data ») and Segment both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Segment (rank #103) holds a modest lead over Matomo Analytics (rank #338) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (55 vs 43). The gap of 12 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

Matomo Analytics carries 30,600 GitHub stars across 90 public repos, with 46 repositories active in the last 90 days and 34 external contributors on record. Segment shows 58,406 stars across 421 public repos, 53 active in the last 90 days and 12 external contributors.

Matomo Analytics is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Segment 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.