Metabase vs Plausible Analytics

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

Metabase (rank #165) holds a narrow lead over Plausible Analytics (rank #338) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (51 vs 43). The gap of 8 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Plausible Analytics is slightly ahead of Metabase. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Metabase is ahead of Plausible Analytics. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Plausible Analytics is ahead of Metabase. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Plausible Analytics is slightly ahead of Metabase. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Metabase is clearly ahead of Plausible 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. Plausible Analytics shows 31,145 stars across 21 public repos, 7 active in the last 90 days and 23 external contributors.

Metabase is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Plausible Analytics looks better where community 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.