GitHub’s built-in repo analytics sucks, so I built a better one

Enhancing GitHub Repository Insights: Introducing Repohistory — A Better Analytics Solution

Managing open-source projects often involves more than just coding; understanding how users interact with your repositories is crucial for growth and engagement. However, many developers find GitHub’s native analytics tools to be limited, especially when it comes to long-term insights. Recognizing this gap, I embarked on developing a more comprehensive analytics platform—Repohistory—designed to provide detailed, historical data on your GitHub repositories.

The Limitations of Built-In GitHub Analytics

GitHub’s default traffic insights are useful for quick snapshots but fall short when it comes to long-term analysis. The platform only displays data from the past 14 days, which makes it difficult to identify trends, measure growth, or strategize for the future. For open-source maintainers and contributors, this limitation can hinder the ability to make data-driven decisions.

Introducing Repohistory: A More Robust Analytics Platform

To address this shortfall, I developed Repohistory, a dedicated GitHub repository analytics service that offers continuous data collection and historical visualization. Here’s what makes Repohistory stand out:

Automated Data Collection: Repohistory fetches your repository’s traffic data daily and stores it securely. This means you can analyze your project’s performance over months or even years, not just the last two weeks.
Detailed Dashboard Metrics: The platform provides comprehensive insights, including:
Daily Star Growth: Track how user engagement through stars evolves over time.
Total Views & Clones: Monitor overall traffic and cloning activity to gauge interest.
Referral Sources: Discover which websites or platforms are driving visitors to your repo.
Popular Pages: Identify which parts of your repository are most viewed by visitors.

How Repohistory Empowers Developers

Whether you are maintaining an open-source library, a project, or a portfolio on GitHub, Repohistory equips you with the knowledge needed to understand your audience better. Long-term, detailed data allows you to tailor your outreach, improve project documentation, and prioritize feature development based on actual user interest.

Get Started

If you have public repositories on GitHub and want deeper insights into your project’s traffic trends, I invite you to try Repohistory today. It’s free to use and easy to set up.

Visit https://repohistory.com to get