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13 Web Analytics tools worth considering instead of Clicky — each compared to Clicky on the facts that differ, every one sourced and continuously re-verified.
1 Plausible Analytics
Open-source, privacy-first web analytics — a lightweight, cookieless Google Analytics alternative.
Vs. Clicky
- Heatmaps: No (Clicky: Click heatmaps included, filterable by visitor segment. Requires Pro Plus ($14.99/mo) or higher — not on entry Pro plan.)
- EU Data Residency: Data stored in Falkenstein, Germany on Hetzner servers; CDN via Bunny (Slovenia) (Clicky: Clicky data is stored in the United States (Roxr, Portland OR). EU visitors' data is routed to a London VPS for performance but ultimately stored on US infrastructure.)
- Open Source: Community Edition (CE) is AGPLv3; cloud product is built on same open-source codebase (Clicky: Clicky is a proprietary closed-source SaaS product.)
2 Matomo
Open-source, privacy-first web analytics platform available self-hosted or in the cloud.
Vs. Clicky
- EU Data Residency: Matomo Cloud stores 100% of analytics data and backups in the EU. On-Premise data residency is customer-controlled (your country of choice). (Clicky: Clicky data is stored in the United States (Roxr, Portland OR). EU visitors' data is routed to a London VPS for performance but ultimately stored on US infrastructure.)
- Open Source: Matomo On-Premise is open source under GPL-3.0. The Cloud version is built on the same open-source core. (Clicky: Clicky is a proprietary closed-source SaaS product.)
- Self-Hostable: Matomo On-Premise is the flagship self-hosted edition, freely downloadable and installable on any PHP/MySQL server. (Clicky: Clicky is a cloud-only SaaS with no self-hosting or on-premise deployment option.)
3 Pirsch Analytics
Server-side, cookieless web analytics hosted in Germany, built for GDPR compliance.
Vs. Clicky
- Offers Free Tier: No perpetual free plan; only a 30-day free trial is offered. (Clicky: Perpetual free plan: 1 site, 3,000 daily pageviews (~90,000/month). Not a trial — it persists after the 21-day premium trial ends.)
- Heatmaps: Heatmaps are not offered; a feature request exists on the forum but is unimplemented. (Clicky: Click heatmaps included, filterable by visitor segment. Requires Pro Plus ($14.99/mo) or higher — not on entry Pro plan.)
- EU Data Residency: All analytics data stored on Hetzner servers in Falkenstein, Germany. (Clicky: Clicky data is stored in the United States (Roxr, Portland OR). EU visitors' data is routed to a London VPS for performance but ultimately stored on US infrastructure.)
4 Piwik PRO
Enterprise-grade, privacy-focused analytics and customer data platform with GDPR compliance.
Vs. Clicky
- Offers Free Tier: Free Core plan was discontinued March 2026; only a 30-day trial is available. (Clicky: Perpetual free plan: 1 site, 3,000 daily pageviews (~90,000/month). Not a trial — it persists after the 21-day premium trial ends.)
- Consent Banner Required: Default configuration uses cookies and requires consent. With cookieless/anonymous mode enabled, no consent banner is needed — but that requires explicit configuration. (Clicky: No cookie consent banner required when using default cookieless mode. Clicky is 'privacy-friendly out of the box.')
- EU Data Residency: EU data residency is available; Business plan is hosted on EU servers in Sweden (Elastx). Enterprise offers 60+ Azure regions including EU. (Clicky: Clicky data is stored in the United States (Roxr, Portland OR). EU visitors' data is routed to a London VPS for performance but ultimately stored on US infrastructure.)
5 Simple Analytics
Privacy-friendly, cookieless web analytics that requires no consent banner.
Vs. Clicky
- Heatmaps: No heatmap feature — Simple Analytics is a minimalist analytics tool focused on traffic stats. (Clicky: Click heatmaps included, filterable by visitor segment. Requires Pro Plus ($14.99/mo) or higher — not on entry Pro plan.)
- EU Data Residency: Data stored in the Netherlands on Dutch-hosted servers (Worldstream, Leaseweb); never leaves the EU. (Clicky: Clicky data is stored in the United States (Roxr, Portland OR). EU visitors' data is routed to a London VPS for performance but ultimately stored on US infrastructure.)
- Google Analytics Import: Official Google Analytics 4 (GA4) import tool; heavily filtered for privacy. (Clicky: No official Google Analytics import. Clicky begins collecting from install date; no documented migration/import path exists.)
6 Umami
Open-source, privacy-focused web analytics available self-hosted or as a managed cloud service.
Vs. Clicky
- EU Data Residency: Umami Cloud offers EU server option; Cloud FAQ states servers are in both US and EU. (Clicky: Clicky data is stored in the United States (Roxr, Portland OR). EU visitors' data is routed to a London VPS for performance but ultimately stored on US infrastructure.)
- Open Source: Umami is fully open source under the MIT license with source on GitHub (37k+ stars). (Clicky: Clicky is a proprietary closed-source SaaS product.)
- Self-Hostable: Official self-hosting supported via Docker or Node.js with PostgreSQL; extensive documentation provided. (Clicky: Clicky is a cloud-only SaaS with no self-hosting or on-premise deployment option.)
7 Fathom Analytics
Privacy-first, cookieless web analytics with a simple dashboard and forever data retention.
Vs. Clicky
- Offers Free Tier: 7-day free trial available; no perpetual free plan. (Clicky: Perpetual free plan: 1 site, 3,000 daily pageviews (~90,000/month). Not a trial — it persists after the 21-day premium trial ends.)
- Funnels: Multi-step funnel analysis is not a feature; no documentation or marketing page references it. (Clicky: Funnel analysis supported for predefined goals on Pro plan and above.)
- Heatmaps: Heatmaps are not part of the product. (Clicky: Click heatmaps included, filterable by visitor segment. Requires Pro Plus ($14.99/mo) or higher — not on entry Pro plan.)
8 PostHog
All-in-one open-source platform for product analytics, web analytics, session replay, and feature flags.
Vs. Clicky
- Consent Banner Required: Default PostHog configuration uses cookies/localStorage and requires a consent banner. Cookieless mode removes the requirement but is not the default. (Clicky: No cookie consent banner required when using default cookieless mode. Clicky is 'privacy-friendly out of the box.')
- EU Data Residency: PostHog Cloud EU stores all data in AWS eu-central-1 (Frankfurt, Germany). Available at no extra cost. (Clicky: Clicky data is stored in the United States (Roxr, Portland OR). EU visitors' data is routed to a London VPS for performance but ultimately stored on US infrastructure.)
- Open Source: PostHog is open source under MIT license (with a proprietary EE directory). A fully FOSS mirror (posthog-foss) is also published. (Clicky: Clicky is a proprietary closed-source SaaS product.)
9 Statcounter
Simple real-time web analytics tracking visitor behaviour, traffic sources, and page performance.
Vs. Clicky
- Custom Event Tracking: Statcounter does not support user-defined custom events. Goal tracking is URL/page-based only. (Clicky: Custom events supported via clicky_custom JS object and manual logging API. Both predefined and dynamic goals available.)
- Funnels: No multi-step funnel analysis feature found in Statcounter's product. (Clicky: Funnel analysis supported for predefined goals on Pro plan and above.)
- Ecommerce / Revenue Tracking: No ecommerce or revenue tracking feature found; no monetary value attribution in any report. (Clicky: Revenue tracking via goals: attach monetary values to predefined goal events and report revenue by source.)
10 Cloudflare Web Analytics
Free, privacy-first web analytics that tracks page views without cookies or fingerprinting.
Vs. Clicky
- Real-Time Dashboard: No live/current-visitors view; real-time dashboard updates are for paid zone analytics, not the free Web Analytics product. (Clicky: Clicky is built around real-time visitor logs — it shows every visitor and page view as they happen.)
- Custom Event Tracking: Web Analytics tracks only pageviews/visits; custom event tracking requires the separate Zaraz product. (Clicky: Custom events supported via clicky_custom JS object and manual logging API. Both predefined and dynamic goals available.)
- Goal / Conversion Tracking: No goal or conversion rate reporting in Cloudflare Web Analytics. (Clicky: Goals with conversion tracking available on Pro and above via predefined or dynamic goal system.)
11 Google Analytics
Free web and app analytics platform by Google with audience and conversion insights.
Vs. Clicky
- Heatmaps: GA4 has no built-in click/scroll heatmap feature. Heatmaps require a separate third-party tool (e.g. Hotjar, Microsoft Clarity). (Clicky: Click heatmaps included, filterable by visitor segment. Requires Pro Plus ($14.99/mo) or higher — not on entry Pro plan.)
- Cookieless Tracking: GA4 uses first-party cookies (_ga, _ga_<id>) by default. Cookieless operation is not a supported mode. (Clicky: Cookieless tracking is the default mode since a March 2022 privacy update — tracking is 100% cookie-free by default; no cookies are set unless the site operator explicitly enables them.)
- Consent Banner Required: GA4 sets cookies and processes personal data; GDPR/ePrivacy require a consent banner for EU users. (Clicky: No cookie consent banner required when using default cookieless mode. Clicky is 'privacy-friendly out of the box.')
12 Seline
Simple, cookieless, privacy-first website and product analytics built in the EU.
Vs. Clicky
- Offers Free Tier: No perpetual free plan. Seline states: 'No, we don't have a free plan. We're a small bootstrapped team operating exclusively through subscriber fees.' (Clicky: Perpetual free plan: 1 site, 3,000 daily pageviews (~90,000/month). Not a trial — it persists after the 21-day premium trial ends.)
- EU Data Residency: All infrastructure hosted in Germany (EU) via Hetzner — app servers, ClickHouse, and Postgres databases. (Clicky: Clicky data is stored in the United States (Roxr, Portland OR). EU visitors' data is routed to a London VPS for performance but ultimately stored on US infrastructure.)
- Unlimited Data Retention: Pro plan retains data forever ('unlimited' retention). Free trial and any hypothetical lower tiers cap at 1 year. (Clicky: Data retention is finite: 4-year (48-month) daily granularity for paid plans; no 'forever' retention claim.)
13 GoatCounter
Open-source, privacy-friendly web analytics that tracks no personal data.
Vs. Clicky
- Goal / Conversion Tracking: No goal or conversion-rate tracking; GoatCounter is a minimalist pageview/event counter. (Clicky: Goals with conversion tracking available on Pro and above via predefined or dynamic goal system.)
- Funnels: No multi-step funnel analysis. (Clicky: Funnel analysis supported for predefined goals on Pro plan and above.)
- Ecommerce / Revenue Tracking: No ecommerce or revenue tracking; no monetary value can be attached to events. (Clicky: Revenue tracking via goals: attach monetary values to predefined goal events and report revenue by source.)
How this list is built. Every alternative is another Web Analytics vendor DecisionWire tracks, ranked by data completeness and our editor's picks, with differences drawn only from verified, first-party facts. 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.