Onfido vs Pirsch Analytics

Onfido 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.

Onfido (rank #401) holds a narrow lead over Pirsch Analytics (rank #625) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (41 vs 33). 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), Pirsch Analytics is slightly ahead of Onfido. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Onfido is slightly ahead of Pirsch Analytics. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Pirsch Analytics is ahead of Onfido. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Onfido is slightly ahead of Pirsch Analytics. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Onfido is ahead of Pirsch Analytics.

Onfido carries 1,268 GitHub stars across 85 public repos, with 14 repositories active in the last 90 days and 3 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.

Onfido is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Pirsch 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.