GoatCounter Alternatives

GoatCounter is described as 'Open source web analytics platform available as a hosted service (free for non-commercial use) or self-hosted app. It aims to offer easy to use and meaningful privacy-friendly web analytics as an alternative to Google Analytics or Matomo' and is a Web Analytics service in the security & privacy category. There are more than 50 alternatives to GoatCounter for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, SaaS, Self-Hosted, Docker and Wordpress apps. The best GoatCounter alternative is Rybbit, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like GoatCounter are Google Analytics, Matomo, Plausible Analytics and Vince.

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  1. Pirsch is a simple, privacy-friendly, open-source alternative to Google Analytics — lightweight, cookie-free and easily integrated into any website or directly into your backend.

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    • Paid
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  2. Statify icon
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    Statify for WordPress provides a straightforward and compact access to the number of site views. It is privacy-friendly as it uses neither cookies nor a third party.

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Wordpress
     
  3. Simple Analytics is a web analytics tool that places a strong emphasis on privacy protection. It is designed to comply with various privacy policies such as the GDPR, PECR, and CCPA. A key feature of Simple Analytics is that it does not store any personal data about website...

    170 Simple Analytics alternatives

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    • Proprietary

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  4. Offen Fair Web Analytics is an open source web analytics software that treats operators and users as equal parties. Operators can gain valuable insights about how users interact with their services while ensuring that their users remain in full control over their data.

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  5. Piwik PRO Analytics Suite allows for tracking web, app, product and intranet behavior of users. The platform ensures compliance with strict EU, US, Chinese and Russian data protection laws.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  6. Get detailed insights into visitors' behaviour with Burst Statistics, the privacy-friendly analytics dashboard from Really Simple Plugins.

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    • Wordpress
     
  7. Scale8 icon
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    A simple, yet powerful Google Tag Manager alternative that is fully open-sourced and privacy-friendly.

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  8. Tinylitics icon
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    Tinylytics is perfect for your little corner of the web—think personal blogs or side projects. It's got an admin panel that's a breeze to navigate, giving you just the insights you need, without any of the clutter. It keeps things light-hearted without the overwhelm.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  9. Yandex.Metrica icon
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    Yandex.Metrica is a free web analytics system combining advanced reporting tools with behavioral analytics (feat. the Session Replay & heat maps). Online-to-offline tracking, attribution models, intuitive dashboard, customizable reports and segments.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
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    Free and it's not Google's evil product.

    • Yandex.Metrica is Free and ProprietaryGoatCounter is Freemium and Open Source
  10. Zenovay icon
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    Web analytics that shows which marketing channels bring paying customers — not just visitors. Real-time 3D globe, heatmaps, session replay, all in one dashboard.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  11. GoodMetrics icon
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    GoodMetrics is a privacy-friendly web analytics platform built to be the Google Analytics alternative that GA4 should have been. It gives website owners clear, accurate insights into visitor behavior, traffic sources, and conversions with a clean interface that just works.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  12. sub.analytics is a privacy-first website analytics tool for developers and small businesses who want pageview data without cookies, consent banners, or Google.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
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