Metabase
Web AnalyticsOpen-source business intelligence and dashboards
Replaces Tableau, Looker
Best API Web Analytics for self-hosting
The 25 best API web analytics you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
PostHog
Web AnalyticsOpen-source product analytics platform
Replaces Google Analytics, Mixpanel
Umami
Web AnalyticsSimple, fast, privacy-focused web analytics
Replaces Google Analytics
Plausible
Web AnalyticsLightweight, privacy-friendly website analytics
Replaces Google Analytics
Redash
Web AnalyticsConnect, query, visualize, and share your data
Replaces Tableau, Mode Analytics
Matomo
Web AnalyticsPowerful, privacy-respecting web analytics platform
Replaces Google Analytics
Unleash
Web AnalyticsOpen-source feature management platform
Replaces LaunchDarkly, Split
Rybbit
Web AnalyticsOpen-source, privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative
Replaces Google Analytics, Mixpanel
OpenReplay
Web AnalyticsSelf-hosted session replay and product analytics
Replaces FullStory, LogRocket
Highlight.io
Web AnalyticsOpen-source session replay and product monitoring
Replaces LogRocket, Sentry
OpenPanel
Web AnalyticsOpen-source web and product analytics in one tool
Replaces Mixpanel, Google Analytics
Plausible Community Plus
Web AnalyticsBehavioral data pipeline for product analytics
Replaces Segment, Amplitude
Flagsmith
Web AnalyticsOpen-source feature flag and remote config service
Replaces LaunchDarkly
Countly Community Edition
Web AnalyticsProduct analytics for web, mobile, and desktop
Replaces Mixpanel, Firebase Analytics
Jitsu
Web AnalyticsOpen-source data ingestion and event collection engine
Replaces Segment
Ackee
Web AnalyticsSelf-hosted, privacy-focused analytics tool
Replaces Google Analytics
RudderStack
Web AnalyticsOpen-source customer data pipeline platform
Replaces Segment
Tianji
Web AnalyticsInsight hub combining analytics, uptime, and server status
Replaces Google Analytics
Open Web Analytics
Web AnalyticsSelf-hosted web analytics with click and heatmap tracking
Replaces Google Analytics
Aptabase
Web AnalyticsPrivacy-first analytics for apps and games
Replaces Firebase Analytics, Mixpanel
Litlyx
Web AnalyticsAI-powered, privacy-first analytics in a single script
Replaces Google Analytics
Swetrix
Web AnalyticsPrivacy-focused, cookieless web analytics service
Replaces Google Analytics
Rakam Analytics
Web AnalyticsCustom analytics platform with SQL on event data
Replaces Mixpanel, Amplitude
TelemetryDeck Self-Hosted
Web AnalyticsPrivacy-focused analytics for apps and games
Replaces Firebase Analytics
Abby
Web AnalyticsOpen-source A/B testing and feature flags
Replaces LaunchDarkly, Optimizely
No apps match these filters.
At a glance
| App | Deploy effort | Difficulty | Min. RAM | License | ★ Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metabase | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 2,048 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 49,648 |
| PostHog | Under-an-hour setup | Hard | 4,096 MB | MIT | 40,270 |
| Umami | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 512 MB | MIT | 39,354 |
| Plausible | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 1,024 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 29,393 |
| Redash | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 2,048 MB | BSD-2-Clause | 28,832 |
| Matomo | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 1,024 MB | GPL-3.0 | 21,953 |
| Unleash | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 1,024 MB | Apache-2.0 | 13,871 |
| Rybbit | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 13,114 |
| OpenReplay | Under-an-hour setup | Hard | 4,096 MB | Apache-2.0 | 12,980 |
| Highlight.io | Under-an-hour setup | Hard | 4,096 MB | Apache-2.0 | 9,380 |
Quick picks
- Most adopted: Metabase (49,648 GitHub stars).
- Lightest footprint: Ackee (from 256 MB RAM, against 4,096 MB for the heaviest here).
- Licensing: 9 of 25 use AGPL-3.0; check the rest individually if you plan to modify and redistribute.
Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged API within the web analytics category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.