Pirsch Analytics vs Userlike

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 Userlike both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Userlike (rank #569) holds a narrow lead over Pirsch Analytics (rank #625) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (35 vs 33). The gap of 2 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 Userlike. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Userlike is ahead of Pirsch Analytics. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Pirsch Analytics is ahead of Userlike. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Pirsch Analytics is slightly ahead of Userlike.

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. Userlike shows 38 stars across 14 public repos, 3 active in the last 90 days and 3 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Pirsch Analytics's footprint is roughly 31.7x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Pirsch Analytics is the stronger read for anyone weighting community. Userlike looks better where education 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.