PostHog vs Stripe Samples

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

PostHog (rank #30) holds a modest lead over Stripe Samples (rank #141) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (63 vs 53). The gap of 10 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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 Samples shows 4,227 stars across 30 public repos, 23 active in the last 90 days and 8 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but PostHog's footprint is roughly 9.6x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

PostHog is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Stripe Samples 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.