Plausible Analytics vs Semrush

Plausible Analytics (Simple, open source, lightweight (< 1 KB) and privacy-friendly alternative to Google Analytics.) and Semrush (We do love open source and have an opportunity to make it better from now.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Semrush (rank #317) holds a narrow lead over Plausible Analytics (rank #338) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (44 vs 43). The gap of 1 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 Semrush. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Plausible Analytics is slightly ahead of Semrush. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Plausible Analytics is clearly ahead of Semrush. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Plausible Analytics is ahead of Semrush. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Plausible Analytics is slightly ahead of Semrush.

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. Semrush shows 454 stars across 11 public repos, 2 active in the last 90 days and 7 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Plausible Analytics's footprint is roughly 68.6x 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. Semrush 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.