Metabase vs PostHog

Metabase and PostHog (The single platform to analyze, test, observe, and deploy new features) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

PostHog (rank #30) holds a modest lead over Metabase (rank #165) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (63 vs 51). 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), PostHog is clearly ahead of Metabase. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Metabase is clearly ahead of PostHog. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), PostHog is ahead of Metabase. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Metabase is ahead of PostHog. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), PostHog is clearly ahead of Metabase.

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. PostHog shows 40,775 stars across 357 public repos, 87 active in the last 90 days and 212 external contributors.

Metabase is the stronger read for anyone weighting education. PostHog looks better where code quality 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.