Metabase vs Pirsch Analytics

Metabase 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.

Metabase (rank #165) holds a modest lead over Pirsch Analytics (rank #625) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (51 vs 33). The gap of 18 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

Metabase carries 50,225 GitHub stars across 100 public repos, with 21 repositories active in the last 90 days and 49 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 Metabase's footprint is roughly 41.7x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Metabase is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Pirsch Analytics makes more sense for teams already using its adjacent tools. The table below breaks the scores down pillar by pillar; the linked profiles cover the underlying repos, docs and community signals in full.