SAASPOCALYPSEcase · head-to-head
wedge comparison
subjects of investigation

github.comvsplausible.io

which is stronger?

clone time
fortress

github.com

AI-powered developer platform & code hosting

16/ 100
wedge scorefull report ↗
clone time
8 weeks
contested

plausible.io

privacy-friendly web analytics

56/ 100
wedge scorefull report ↗
moat

how deep is each moat.

github.com · aggregate
8.4/10deep moat
moat delta-4.0
plausible.io · aggregate
4.4/10shallow moat
8.5
capital-6.5 →
2.0
7.5
technical-3.5 →
4.0
10.0
network-8.0 →
2.0
9.0
switching-6.0 →
3.0
9.0
data-6.0 →
3.0
6.5
regulatory-4.5 →
2.0
8.0
distribution+1.5 →
9.5
floor

cost + time, side by side.

monthly floorplausible.io wins
github.com
$168001 + usage
plausible.io
$22
delta +$167979github.com costs ~7636× more per month to keep alive.
time to cloneplausible.io wins
github.com
plausible.io
8 weeks
delta · finite vs. ∞plausible.io is buildable; github.com effectively isn't.
overlap

where they fight, where they don't.

features only one ships, plus the small middle they share.
only github.com · 22
comments & mentionsllm inference
shared · 11
gdpr compliance
only plausible.io · 33
serverless / edge platformweb / product analyticsmarketing email
stack

what they're built on.

shared infra and the differentiating bits.
only github.com · 55
bandwidthElasticsearchGitHubS3Sanity
shared infra · 22
PostgresCloudflare R2
only plausible.io · 1010
ClickHouseCloudflareKafkaNext.jsPlausibleResendSentryShopifySupabaseVercel
the verdict
ATTACK PLAUSIBLE FIRST

same comparison surface, two different walls. give the plausible attack a month. circle back to github only if you genuinely need what it does that the other doesn't.

the case
a full tier easiersmaller monthly billshallower moat
read the plausible report →
full reportfortress · 16
→ read the github.com report
full reportcontested · 56
→ read the plausible.io report