Paddle vs Pirsch Analytics

Paddle 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.

Paddle (rank #372) holds a modest lead over Pirsch Analytics (rank #625) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (42 vs 33). The gap of 9 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

Paddle carries 997 GitHub stars across 54 public repos, with 22 repositories active in the last 90 days and 6 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.

Paddle is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Pirsch Analytics looks better where education 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.