Orbit
Orbit — Developer community management platform for tracking contributor activity, engagement, and community growth.
Our Verdict
Once category-defining community intelligence, but sunset status makes it non-viable for new adopters.
Pros
- Tracks contributors across GitHub, Discord, Slack
- Love and reach scoring for community engagement
- APIs for workflow automation
- Well-known brand in DevRel community
Cons
- Orbit wound down public SaaS in 2024
- Not observability in the engineering sense
- Existing users migrated to Common Room
- Limited ongoing development
Best for: Legacy Orbit users still on the platform during transition.
Not for: New teams; pick Common Room or Savvy instead.
When to Use Orbit
Good fit if you need
- Track open-source contributor activity and engagement
- Community health dashboards for developer relations
- Segment contributors by activity level and tenure
- Automate community outreach based on activity signals
Lock-in Assessment
Medium 3/5
Lock-in Score 3/5
Pricing
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- Pricing Model
- subscription
- Free Tier
- Yes
- Entry Price
- —
- Enterprise Available
- No
- Transparency Score
- —
Beta — estimates may differ from actual pricing
1,000
1001K10K100K1M
Estimated Monthly Cost
$25
Estimated Annual Cost
$300
Estimates are approximate and may not reflect current pricing. Always check the official pricing page.
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