Pirsch Analytics vs Smartsheet

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 Smartsheet (Opensource SDKs for the Smartsheet collaborative work management platform) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Smartsheet (rank #338) holds a modest lead over Pirsch Analytics (rank #625) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (43 vs 33). The gap of 10 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 Smartsheet. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Smartsheet is ahead of Pirsch Analytics. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Smartsheet is slightly ahead of Pirsch Analytics. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Smartsheet is slightly ahead of Pirsch Analytics. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Smartsheet 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. Smartsheet shows 150 stars across 11 public repos, 8 active in the last 90 days and 15 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Pirsch Analytics's footprint is roughly 8.0x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

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