Pirsch Analytics vs Semrush

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.) and Semrush (We do love open source and have an opportunity to make it better from now.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Semrush (rank #317) holds a modest lead over Pirsch Analytics (rank #625) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (44 vs 33). The gap of 11 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 Semrush. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Pirsch Analytics is slightly ahead of Semrush. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Semrush is slightly ahead of Pirsch Analytics. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Semrush is slightly ahead of Pirsch Analytics. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Semrush is clearly ahead of Pirsch Analytics.

Pirsch Analytics carries 1,203 GitHub stars across 24 public repos, with 5 repositories active in the last 90 days and 1 external contributors on record. Semrush shows 454 stars across 11 public repos, 2 active in the last 90 days and 7 external contributors.

Pirsch Analytics is the stronger read for anyone weighting code quality. Semrush 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.