Web analytics

Open-source alternatives to Google Analytics

3 self-hostable options you can run on your own server, compared on facts from GitHub (fetched Oct 21, 2026).

Side-by-side comparison

Tool	Umami	Plausible	Matomo
GitHub stars	39,509	29,587	21,965
License	MIT	AGPL-3.0	GPL-3.0
Last push	Oct 20, 2026 Active	Oct 21, 2026 Active	Oct 21, 2026 Active
Forks	8,365	1,914	2,920
Open issues + PRs	123	54	2,559
Main language	TypeScript	Elixir	PHP
Links	Repo · Website	Repo · Website	Repo · Website

Highlighted cells mark the highest star count and the most recent push. Source: GitHub REST API, per-tool links on each tool page. Copyleft licenses (AGPL/GPL) require sharing modifications if you distribute or (AGPL) serve them; check the repo license before deploying.

The options

Umami

Web analytics

Umami is a privacy-first analytics platform. Traffic, campaigns, behavior, conversions, and revenue in one place — no cookies, no surveillance, self-hosted or in the cloud.

40k MIT Active

Replaces Google Analytics

Plausible

Web analytics

Open source, privacy-first web analytics. Lightweight, cookie-free Google Analytics alternative. Self-hosted or cloud.

30k AGPL-3.0 Active

Replaces Google Analytics

Matomo

Web analytics

Empowering People Ethically 🚀 — Matomo is hiring! Join us → https://matomo.org/jobs Matomo is the leading open-source alternative to Google Analytics, giving you complete control and built-in privacy. Easily collect, visualise, and analyse data from websites & apps. Star us on GitHub ⭐️ – Pull Requests welcome!

22k GPL-3.0 Active

Replaces Google Analytics

More in Web analytics

PostHog

Web analytics

:hedgehog: PostHog is the leading platform for building self-driving products. Our developer tools – AI observability, analytics, session replay, flags, experiments, error tracking, logs, and more – capture all the context agents need to diagnose problems, uncover opportunities, and ship fixes. Steer it all from Slack, web, desktop, or the MCP.

40k Custom / see repo Active

Replaces Mixpanel