Compare Umami alternatives
Compare replacements for Umami by their documented capabilities and operating requirements. Facts come from project records and repository metadata.
| Attribute | Plausible | Matomo | GoAccess | Rybbit | Shynet | Swetrix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purpose | Simple, privacy-friendly web analytics. | Full web analytics with on-premise hosting. | Real-time web log analytics in a terminal or browser. | Web analytics with goals, funnels, and session replay. | Self-hosted web analytics with optional pixel tracking. | Cookieless web analytics with events and performance reports. |
| Documented capabilities | Cookie-free pageview tracking, Goals and custom events, Hosted or self-hosted | Visit and campaign reports, Goals and ecommerce tracking, On-premise install | Live log analysis, Multiple log formats, Visitor and campaign reports, Incremental processing | Traffic metrics, Custom events and goals, Funnels and journeys, Session replay | Multi-site analytics, Pageviews and sessions, Referrer reports, Tracking pixel fallback | Cookieless traffic reports, Custom events, Funnels and user flows, Performance and error tracking |
| Best-fit workflow | Teams that want a simpler view of website traffic with privacy as a priority. | Organizations that want detailed web reports and are ready to operate PHP and a database. | For operators who want traffic reporting from logs they already collect. | For product teams that need more behavioral detail than basic pageview counts. | For teams that want to host website analytics and manage several sites in one instance. | For teams that want website analytics with events and operational signals. |
| Check before choosing | Plausible Community Edition omits premium marketing funnels and ecommerce revenue goals; compare edition features before migrating. | Plan storage and plugin choices; heatmaps and some advanced reports require paid add-ons. | Confirm that your server log format includes the fields you need and protect access to generated reports. | The README marks Web Vitals as cloud-only; confirm edition coverage and privacy settings before rollout. | Review what visitor data is collected and configure retention and privacy controls for your audience. | Check hosted versus self-hosted feature coverage; network intelligence and replay are labeled cloud features. |
| Deployment options | Docker Compose, Kubernetes | PHP, Docker | Docker | See repository installation guide | Kubernetes | See repository installation guide |
| GitHub stars | 29,368 | 21,945 | 21,027 | 13,114 | 3,155 | 1,206 |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | GPL-3.0 | MIT | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Docker noted | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Cloud / hosted | Yes | Yes | Not recorded | Yes | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Primary language | Elixir | PHP | C | TypeScript | Python | TypeScript |
| Last commit | 2026-10-09 | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-01 | 2026-10-09 | 2026-03-15 | 2026-10-11 |
| Difficulty | Moderate | Moderate | Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed |
| Content source | Editorial catalog entry | Editorial catalog entry | Editorial catalog entry | Editorial catalog entry | Editorial catalog entry | Editorial catalog entry |
| Metadata checked | 2026-10-12 | 2026-10-12 | 2026-10-12 | 2026-10-12 | 2026-10-12 | 2026-10-12 |
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