Patreon vs Pirsch Analytics

Patreon 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.

Patreon (rank #536) holds a narrow lead over Pirsch Analytics (rank #625) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (36 vs 33). The gap of 3 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

Patreon carries 846 GitHub stars across 62 public repos, with 0 repositories active in the last 90 days and 2 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.

Patreon is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. Pirsch Analytics looks better where momentum 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.