Plausible Analytics vs Recharge, Inc

Plausible Analytics (Simple, open source, lightweight (< 1 KB) and privacy-friendly alternative to Google Analytics.) and Recharge, Inc (Our mission is to make repeat orders easier for everyone.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Plausible Analytics (rank #338) holds a modest lead over Recharge, Inc (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 ahead of Recharge, Inc. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Plausible Analytics is clearly ahead of Recharge, Inc. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Plausible Analytics is clearly ahead of Recharge, Inc. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Plausible Analytics is slightly ahead of Recharge, Inc.

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. Recharge, Inc shows 9 stars across 13 public repos, 2 active in the last 90 days and 0 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Plausible Analytics's footprint is roughly 3460.6x 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. Recharge, Inc makes more sense for teams already using its adjacent tools. The table below breaks the scores down pillar by pillar; the linked profiles cover the underlying repos, docs and community signals in full.