Plausible Analytics vs Remote

Plausible Analytics (Simple, open source, lightweight (< 1 KB) and privacy-friendly alternative to Google Analytics.) and Remote (Remote helps with international payroll, benefits, taxes, stock options, and compliance for businesses big and small!) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Remote (rank #278) holds a narrow lead over Plausible Analytics (rank #338) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (46 vs 43). The gap of 3 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Plausible Analytics is slightly ahead of Remote. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Remote is ahead of Plausible Analytics. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Plausible Analytics is clearly ahead of Remote. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Plausible Analytics is clearly ahead of Remote. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Remote is slightly 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. Remote shows 811 stars across 51 public repos, 17 active in the last 90 days and 21 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Plausible Analytics's footprint is roughly 38.4x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Plausible Analytics is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. Remote looks better where education 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.