Plausible Analytics vs Proton Mail

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

Plausible Analytics (rank #338) holds a narrow lead over Proton Mail (rank #401) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (43 vs 41). 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), Proton Mail is slightly ahead of Plausible Analytics. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Plausible Analytics is clearly ahead of Proton Mail. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Plausible Analytics is ahead of Proton Mail. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Plausible Analytics is slightly ahead of Proton Mail. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Proton Mail is 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. Proton Mail shows 16,265 stars across 186 public repos, 19 active in the last 90 days and 20 external contributors.

Plausible Analytics is the stronger read for anyone weighting education. Proton Mail 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.