PostHog vs Stripe

PostHog (The single platform to analyze, test, observe, and deploy new features) and Stripe both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Stripe (rank #1) holds a modest lead over PostHog (rank #30) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (76 vs 63). The gap of 13 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Stripe is slightly ahead of PostHog. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Stripe is clearly ahead of PostHog. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Stripe is slightly ahead of PostHog. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Stripe is ahead of PostHog. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), PostHog is slightly ahead of Stripe.

PostHog carries 40,775 GitHub stars across 357 public repos, with 87 repositories active in the last 90 days and 212 external contributors on record. Stripe shows 44,519 stars across 97 public repos, 64 active in the last 90 days and 124 external contributors.

PostHog is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Stripe looks better where education 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.