Plausible Analytics vs PostHog

Plausible Analytics (Simple, open source, lightweight (< 1 KB) and privacy-friendly alternative to Google Analytics.) and PostHog (The single platform to analyze, test, observe, and deploy new features) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

PostHog (rank #30) holds a modest lead over Plausible Analytics (rank #338) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (63 vs 43). The gap of 20 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. PostHog shows 40,775 stars across 357 public repos, 87 active in the last 90 days and 212 external contributors.

Plausible Analytics is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. PostHog 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.