Self-Hosted Web Analytics

6 Web Analytics tools that qualify — compared on sourced, continuously re-verified facts.

Plausible Analytics

Open-source, privacy-first web analytics — a lightweight, cookieless Google Analytics alternative.

Self-Hostable: Plausible Community Edition (CE) is officially supported for self-hosting

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Umami

Open-source, privacy-focused web analytics available self-hosted or as a managed cloud service.

Self-Hostable: Official self-hosting supported via Docker or Node.js with PostgreSQL; extensive documentation provided.

Full profile Visit Umami

Matomo

Open-source, privacy-first web analytics platform available self-hosted or in the cloud.

Self-Hostable: Matomo On-Premise is the flagship self-hosted edition, freely downloadable and installable on any PHP/MySQL server.

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Pirsch Analytics

Server-side, cookieless web analytics hosted in Germany, built for GDPR compliance.

Self-Hostable: Self-hosting available via Enterprise License for on-premise deployment.

Full profile Visit Pirsch Analytics

PostHog

All-in-one open-source platform for product analytics, web analytics, session replay, and feature flags.

Self-Hostable: PostHog supports self-hosting via Docker Compose with documented install guides. Free for self-hosters.

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GoatCounter

Open-source, privacy-friendly web analytics that tracks no personal data.

Self-Hostable: Self-hosting is officially documented and encouraged for high-volume usage.

Full profile Visit GoatCounter

How this list is built. Every Web Analytics tool here qualifies on a verified, first-party fact — no unsourced opinions. Affiliate disclosure: we may earn a commission when you sign up through outbound links here, at no extra cost to you — commissions never influence our data or rankings. Full disclosure.