Patreon vs Plausible Analytics

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

Plausible Analytics (rank #338) holds a narrow lead over Patreon (rank #536) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (43 vs 36). The gap of 7 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 Patreon. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Plausible Analytics is slightly ahead of Patreon. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Plausible Analytics is clearly ahead of Patreon. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Patreon is ahead of Plausible Analytics. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Plausible Analytics is clearly 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. Plausible Analytics shows 31,145 stars across 21 public repos, 7 active in the last 90 days and 23 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Plausible Analytics's footprint is roughly 36.8x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Patreon is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. Plausible 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.