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Plausible Analytics vs Softr

Developer ecosystem comparison across GitHub activity, SDKs, documentation, community, reach and momentum.

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

Plausible Analytics (rank #338) holds a narrow lead over Softr (rank #455) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (43 vs 39). The gap of 4 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 Softr. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Plausible Analytics is slightly ahead of Softr. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Plausible Analytics is clearly ahead of Softr. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Plausible Analytics is ahead of Softr. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Plausible Analytics is ahead of Softr.

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. Softr shows 1 stars across 2 public repos, 1 active in the last 90 days and 12 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Plausible Analytics's footprint is roughly 31145.0x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Plausible Analytics is the stronger read for anyone weighting code quality. Softr 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.

Side-by-side metrics

MetricPlausible AnalyticsSoftr
Ranking
Overall rank#338#455
Pillars
Overall4339
Code5627
Education6966
Community5933
Reach4940
Momentum3824
Builder experience00
Signals
Stars31,1451
Forks2,5572
Public repos212
Active repos (90d)71
External contributors2312
Avg polish5235
Avg AI-readiness3510

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