Plausible Analytics vs Sage

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

Plausible Analytics (rank #338) holds a modest lead over Sage (rank #625) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (43 vs 33). The gap of 10 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. Sage shows 2,180 stars across 122 public repos, 6 active in the last 90 days and 22 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Plausible Analytics's footprint is roughly 14.3x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

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