Plausible Analytics vs Podium

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

Plausible Analytics (rank #338) holds a narrow lead over Podium (rank #372) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (43 vs 42). The gap of 1 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Podium is slightly ahead of Plausible Analytics. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Podium is slightly ahead of Plausible Analytics. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Plausible Analytics is clearly ahead of Podium. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Podium is ahead of Plausible Analytics. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Plausible Analytics is clearly ahead of Podium.

Plausible Analytics carries 31,145 GitHub stars across 21 public repos, with 7 repositories active in the last 90 days and 23 external contributors on record. Podium shows 86 stars across 25 public repos, 7 active in the last 90 days and 3 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Plausible Analytics's footprint is roughly 362.2x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Plausible Analytics is the stronger read for anyone weighting community. Podium 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.