Best Open Source Alternatives to Google Analytics

Compare the best free and open-source alternatives to Google Analytics — self-hosted and desktop replacements you fully control, ranked by GitHub stars, license and platform support.

Curated by open-source.store · Updated November 2026 · 10 alternatives

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Open-source alternatives to Google Analytics, compared by stars, license and platform
Tool		License	Platforms	Self-hosted
Umami	39,896	MIT	LinuxmacOSWindowsDocker	Yes	Nov 2026	Visit
Plausible Analytics	29,752	AGPL-3.0	LinuxmacOSWindowsDocker	Yes	Nov 2026	Visit
Matomo	22,002	GPL-3.0	LinuxmacOSWindowsDocker	Yes	Nov 2026	Visit
Fathom Lite	8,034	MIT	Web	No	Mar 2026	Visit
OpenPanel	7,243	AGPL-3.0	DockerLinux	Yes	Nov 2026	Visit
Ackee	4,723	MIT	LinuxmacOSWindowsDocker	Yes	Oct 2026	Visit
Shynet	3,157	Apache-2.0	LinuxmacOSWindowsDocker	Yes	Mar 2026	Visit
OpenWebAnalytics	2,697	GPL-2.0	DockerLinux	Yes	Nov 2026	Visit
Vemetric	396	AGPL-3.0	Web	No	Nov 2026	Visit
Betterlytics	180	AGPL-3.0	DockerLinux	Yes	Nov 2026	Visit

Top open-source Google Analytics alternatives

Umami39,896MIT

Umami is an open-source web analytics platform that replaces Google Analytics with cookieless tracking, custom events, and full data ownership.

LinuxmacOSWindowsDockerWeb

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Plausible Analytics29,752AGPL-3.0

Plausible Analytics is an open-source, privacy-first alternative to Google Analytics, offering lightweight cookieless tracking with a simple dashboard.

LinuxmacOSWindowsDockerWeb

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Matomo22,002GPL-3.0

Matomo is a self-hosted alternative to Google Analytics that gives teams unmetered data ownership, native tag management, and cookieless tracking.

LinuxmacOSWindowsDockerWeb

vs Google Analytics: a free, open-source option you fully control, licensed GPL-3.0.

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Fathom Lite8,034MIT

Fathom Lite is a self-hosted, MIT-licensed web analytics tool replacing Google Analytics for basic pageviews, top referrers, and private visitor tracking.

Web

vs Google Analytics: a free, open-source option you fully control, licensed MIT.

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OpenPanel7,243AGPL-3.0

OpenPanel is an open-source alternative to Mixpanel, combining product event funnels, cookieless web analytics, and session replay on your own server.

DockerLinux

vs Google Analytics: a free, open-source option you fully control, licensed AGPL-3.0.

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Best Open Source Alternatives to Google Analytics

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Ackee

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