Plausible Analytics vs Stripe

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

Stripe (rank #1) holds a meaningful lead over Plausible Analytics (rank #338) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (76 vs 43). The gap of 33 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Stripe is clearly ahead of Plausible Analytics. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Stripe is ahead of Plausible Analytics. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Stripe is slightly ahead of Plausible Analytics. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Plausible Analytics is ahead of Stripe. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Stripe is clearly 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. Stripe shows 44,519 stars across 97 public repos, 64 active in the last 90 days and 124 external contributors.

Plausible Analytics is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. Stripe looks better where momentum 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.