Plausible Analytics vs Workable

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

Plausible Analytics (rank #338) holds a narrow lead over Workable (rank #569) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (43 vs 35). The gap of 8 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 Workable. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Plausible Analytics is ahead of Workable. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Plausible Analytics is clearly ahead of Workable. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Plausible Analytics is slightly ahead of Workable. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Plausible Analytics is slightly ahead of Workable.

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. Workable shows 785 stars across 96 public repos, 5 active in the last 90 days and 5 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Plausible Analytics's footprint is roughly 39.7x 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. Workable 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.