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Analytics · 10 alternatives

Instead of GoatCounter, try one of these 10.

Every alternative is lined up against GoatCounter on what people actually switch for: price, open source, self-hosting, offline use and platforms. GoatCounter sits in the first row, so you can see what you give up.

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Alternative
Price
Open source
Self-host
Offline
Platforms
Website
GoatCounter
Tiny, open-source, cookieless analytics.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Visit
Google Analytics#1
The default web analytics suite — powerful, heavy and cookie-heavy.
PriceFreemium
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Visit
Plausible#2
Lightweight, privacy-friendly analytics with a simple UI.
PricePaid
from $9/mo
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Visit
Matomo#3
Google Analytics alternative you can fully self-host.
PriceFreemium
cloud from $23/mo
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Visit
PostHog#4
Product analytics with session replay and feature flags.
PriceFreemium
from $/event
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Visit
Rybbit#5
Cookieless dashboards with funnels, maps and live traffic.
PriceFreemium
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Visit
Pulse Analytics#6
One-script privacy-friendly analytics for visitors, pages and referrers.
PriceFreemium
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Android
Visit
Brivacia#7
Tiny self-hosted PHP pixel counter that keeps data local.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Visit
Clockech#8
Encrypted website analytics focused on speed and data control
PriceFreemium
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Visit
Independent Analytics#9
Free WordPress plugin adding private stats inside the admin panel.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Visit
Piwik PRO Analytics Suite#10
Enterprise analytics suite built for strict EU data compliance.
PricePaid
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Visit

Price colours on the Visit buttons: FreeFreemiumPaid

How to read this. The first row is GoatCounter itself, for comparison. “Yes” means fully supported by the maker. “Partial” means it works with caveats. Likes reflect community popularity; vendors can’t pay for them or for placement. How we compare.

GoatCounter alternatives at a glance

GoatCounter is a free analytics app. We compared 10 alternatives: 7 are open source, 2 are completely free, 6 can be self-hosted and 0 work fully offline. The most popular is Google Analytics, with 1.8k likes.

Most liked overallGoogle Analytics

The default web analytics suite — powerful, heavy and cookie-heavy.

Freemium
Best free optionBrivacia

Tiny self-hosted PHP pixel counter that keeps data local.

Free · Open source · Self‑hostable
Best open-source optionPlausible

Lightweight, privacy-friendly analytics with a simple UI.

Paid · Open source · Self‑hostable
Best to self-hostMatomo

Google Analytics alternative you can fully self-host.

Freemium · Open source · Self‑hostable

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