Plausible Analytics vs Qualtrics

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

Plausible Analytics (rank #338) holds a modest lead over Qualtrics (rank #693) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (43 vs 31). The gap of 12 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. Qualtrics shows 20 stars across 20 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 1557.3x 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. Qualtrics 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.