Pinterest vs Plausible Analytics

Pinterest (Pinterest's Open Source Projects) 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 Pinterest (rank #430) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (43 vs 40). 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), Pinterest is ahead of Plausible Analytics. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Plausible Analytics is ahead of Pinterest. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Plausible Analytics is ahead of Pinterest. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Plausible Analytics is clearly ahead of Pinterest. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Pinterest is slightly ahead of Plausible Analytics.

Pinterest carries 30,737 GitHub stars across 98 public repos, with 37 repositories active in the last 90 days and 22 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.

Pinterest is the stronger read for anyone weighting code quality. Plausible Analytics looks better where reach 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.