Plausible Analytics vs Zscaler, Inc.

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

Zscaler, Inc. (rank #298) holds a narrow lead over Plausible Analytics (rank #338) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (45 vs 43). The gap of 2 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Zscaler, Inc. is ahead of Plausible Analytics. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Plausible Analytics is slightly ahead of Zscaler, Inc.. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Plausible Analytics is ahead of Zscaler, Inc.. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Plausible Analytics is ahead of Zscaler, Inc.. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Zscaler, Inc. is slightly 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. Zscaler, Inc. shows 337 stars across 58 public repos, 33 active in the last 90 days and 11 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Plausible Analytics's footprint is roughly 92.4x 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. Zscaler, Inc. looks better where code quality 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.