Analytics · 6 alternatives

Instead of Google Analytics, try one of these 6.

Every alternative is lined up against Google Analytics on what people actually switch for: price, open source, self-hosting, offline use and platforms. Google Analytics 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
Google AnalyticsWhat you have now
The default web analytics suite — powerful, heavy and cookie-heavy.
PriceFreemium
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Plausible#1Our pick
Lightweight, privacy-friendly analytics with a simple UI.
PricePaid
from $9/mo
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Google Analytics alternative you can fully self-host.
PriceFreemium
cloud from $23/mo
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Open-source, privacy-first analytics, easy to self-host.
PriceFree
cloud $20/mo
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Product analytics with session replay and feature flags.
PriceFreemium
from $/event
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Cookie-free analytics that respect privacy laws.
PricePaid
from $15/mo
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Simple Analytics#6
EU-based, cookieless analytics with a clean dashboard.
PricePaid
from $9/mo
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web

How to read this. “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. Our pick, marked in lime, is the option we would point most people leaving Google Analytics to first. How we compare.

Google Analytics alternatives at a glance

Google Analytics is a freemium analytics app. We compared 6 alternatives: 4 are open source, 1 is completely free, 4 can be self-hosted and 0 work fully offline. The most popular is Plausible, with 1.5k likes.

Most liked overallPlausible

Lightweight, privacy-friendly analytics with a simple UI.

Paid · Open source · Self‑hostable
Best free optionUmami

Open-source, privacy-first analytics, easy to self-host.

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

Google Analytics alternative you can fully self-host.

Freemium · Open source · Self‑hostable
Best to self-hostPostHog

Product analytics with session replay and feature flags.

Freemium · Open source · Self‑hostable